Americans Are Pragmatic, Relatively Uncomplicated, Hearty And

New Yorkers Are Stuck In A Gloomy Mucilage Of Mutual Commiseration.

A Good Column Is One That Sells Paper. It Doesn't Matter How Beautifully It Is Written And How Much You Admire The Author... If It Doesn't Sell Any Papers, It's Not A Good Column. It's A Terrible Yardstick To Use, But In The Newspaper Business, That's The Whole Thing.

I Sometimes Worry About My Short Attention Span, But Not For Long.

Satire Of Satire Tends To Be Self-canceling, And Deliberate Shock Tactics Soon Lose Their Ability To Shock, Especially When They're Too Deliberate.

A Man Begins Cutting His Wisdom Teeth The First Time He Bites Off More Than He Can Chew.