The issue is jobs. You can't get away from it: jobs. Having a buck or two in your pocket and feeling like somebody.

I always love to quote Albert Einstein because nobody dares contradict him.

I guess I was seeking some balance in the wildlife of the city as Rachel Carson sought it in nature. In unbalanced times, balance is as difficult to come by as Parsifal's Grail.

When it comes to the news, the corporate view is `objective,' all else is propaganda.

If solace is any sort of succor to someone, that is sufficient. I believe in the faith of people, whatever faith they may have.

What I bring to the interview is respect. The person recognizes that you respect them because you're listening. Because you're listening, they feel good about talking to you. When someone tells me a thing that happened, what do I feel inside? I want to get the story out. It's for the person who reads it to have the feeling . . . In most cases the person I encounter is not a celebrity; rather the ordinary person. "Ordinary" is a word I loathe. It has a patronizing air. I have come across ordinary people who have done extraordinary things. (p. 176)

All you need in life is truth and beauty and you can find both at the Public Library.