I Leave A Lot Out When I

He Could Not Wait To Get Rid Of Them So He Could Enjoy Remembering Them.

I Assemble Stories-me And A Hundred Million Other People-at The Sentence Level. Not By Coming Up With A Sweeping Story Line.

Journalism Taught Me How To Write A Sentence That Would Make Someone Want To Read The Next One. You Are Trained To Get Rid Of Anything Nonessential. You Go In, You Start Writing Your Article, Assuming A Person's Going To Stop Reading The Minute You Give Them A Reason. So The Trick Is: Don't Give Them One.

In My Head There's A Broken Balcony I Fall Off Of When I Speak.

Just Once In My Life--oh, When Have I Ever Wanted Anything Just Once In My Life?