Well the first thing I'd say is that I'm not sure exactly what I'm supposed to do to show my remorse other than to say that I'm remorseful.

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

I fooled some of the most brilliant people in journalism.

Some people it seems to me would like for me to crawl in a hole and disappear forever. That's just not in my nature.

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.

If they're all so brilliant and I'm such an affirmative-action hire, how come they didn't catch me?

I used to walk around saying that I'm just another black man without a college degree.