I think I would spend the first 30 weeks not writing, just clearing my head and seeing parts of the world I haven't seen and going back to places I have seen and love.

I think there's a general misconception that anything written quickly lacks quality, and I don't believe that.

There is no client as scary as an innocent man.

Deep in my heart it still feels like I'm a journalist even though I haven't worked for a paper and carried a press pass for 14 years.

Can't complain because nobody listens.

A newspaper is the center of a community, it's one of the tent poles of the community, and that's not going to be replaced by Web sites and blogs.

I love movies. Movies have influenced me as a writer.