I Wasn't A Very Discriminating Reader. I

I Used To Think That Driving, Sleepless, Ambitious Labor Was What You Needed To Succeed.

I Believe That Writing Is Derivative. I Think Good Writing Comes From Good Reading.

I Think All Those People I Did Stories About Measured Their Own Success By The Joy Their Work Was Giving Them.

I Gained A Great Appreciation For What I Would Call The Collective Achievement Of The Country. I Began Thinking Of America As A Much More Just And Humane Place Than I Would Have Thought If I'd Been Covering The Civil Rights Struggle.

Thanks To The Interstate Highway System, It Is Now Possible To Travel Across The Country From Coast To Coast Without Seeing Anything.