One foot in front of the other, wasn't that the grownup way of solving problems? Surely he ought to be a grownup at his age.
A great deal of what is presumed to be intractable or inevitable in this world doesn't strike me that way at all.
But if writing about people who are not yourself is illegitimate, then the only legitimate work is autobiography; and as a reader and a citizen, I don’t want to live in that world.
. . . much of what was said did not matter, and that much of what mattered could not be said.
My job is to lay it out clearly, not to give my policy prescriptions. Very little journalism is world changing. But if change is to happen, it will be because people with power have a better sense of what’s happening to people who have none.
In my kind of reporting work, you don't parachute in after some big, terrible event, which is important and has to be covered, but offers only a glimpse. It's the kind of work in which you ask, what is my understanding of how the world works, and where can I go to see these questions get worked out in individuals' lives? That was really the question for me: whether I had anything to add to what had already been written.
I'm useless when I meet writers I love - I go slack-jawed and stupid with awe.
Every time I go to a movie, it's magic, no matter what the movie's about.
Everything is a learning experience.
Especially with me working in the entertainment industry, I think my kids are aware of weight and fat much earlier than other kids. It was important to me from the beginning to make sure they understand things like why too much sugar is bad for you, etc.
A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.