how magnanimous was a gesture if one were constantly aware of its magnanimity?

I've gotten to do a lot of stuff, traveled, worked hard at my career.

I think Baltimore suffers from nostalgia and it keeps us from being honest in talking about what really happened here. A place doesn't have to be perfect to be beloved, and I love this city and I love it better for seeing its flaws.

Whatever you want, at any moment, someone else is getting it. Whatever you have, someone else is longing for.

Reporting is pretty vital to me. It keeps me connected to the world. A 40-hour-per-week day job may be less feasible as time goes on.

I'm for anything that lets writers stretch, in or out of their series.

In fact, I think every book I've written has been inspired by a real event.