You will always have partial points of view, and you'll always have the story behind the story that hasn't come out yet. And any form of journalism you're involved with is going to be up against a biased viewpoint and partial knowledge.

The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love.

If you're not annoying somebody, you're not really alive.

The moment of betrayal is the worst, the moment when you know beyond any doubt that you've been betrayed: that some other human being has wished you that much evil

Once upon a time, novelists of the 19th century, such as Charles Dickens, published in serial form.

There's nothing like a shovel full of dirt to encourage literacy.

If we read books all the time we would be very unhealthy, as we would not get any fresh air, exercise, or contact with nature. Also we would not spend time with other people. There are a lot of plusses to reading - it's an interactive brain workout - but like everything else that's beneficial in moderation, overdoses can be dangerous.