The idea of stardom was difficult to grasp. It was like being schizophrenic; there was her, the woman on television, and the real me.
Texas was defined by its larger-than-life characters, particularly politicians.
News reporting is a cycle: No matter how much you work at sending a message, it's only successful if it's received.
You can easily die racing to cover a bank robbery as you can in a war zone.
I have had a lifelong phobia of snakes.
The news anchor is exactly that - an anchor, a center, a focus.