I fooled some of the most brilliant people in journalism.

I have lived a life that has been beautiful and painful at some moments. But I am convinced others can learn how to control a certain kind of rage that bubbles up in many Americans, particularly, but not limited to, women, blacks, and other minorities.

People in the news media after I got caught said how could you have not caught this guy? He had 50 corrections in four years. That's a lot of corrections. Well what they failed to look at is how many stories there were and out of 700 plus stories, 50 corrections is not a high amount.

Racism built me into a person that was set up to be self-destructive.

I am making amends and seeking forgiveness. My only hope is that some good can come out of my situation.

I don't know how one would define an affirmative-action hire. I ultimately do not know what role race played in my hiring.

It's very painful to have something that's not true written about you.