A high church for the true mediocre.

Masculinity is not something given to you, but something you gain. And you gain it by winning small battles with honor.

Every time a story about me appears in a newspaper, I am injured professionally.

I do believe that America's deepest political sickness is that it is a self-righteous nation.

The difference between writing a book and being on television is the difference between conceiving a child and having a baby made in a test tube.

I take it for granted that there's a side of me that loves public action, and there's another side of me that really wants to be alone and work and write. And I've learned to alternate the two as matters develop.

Giving a camera to Diane Arbus is like putting a live grenade in the hands of a child.