I hadn't realized until I covered the police beat just how seedy crime is.
The most important event I covered was the Panama Canal debate, which dragged on for months.
By far my most perilous assignment was covering a tank car explosion.
What is the value of sticking a microphone in a man's face right after he has learned of his wife's death?
I worked half my life to be an overnight success, and still it took me by surprise.
I don't exactly know what it means to be ready. A cake when the oven timer goes off? Am I fully baked, or only half-baked?