Passion Is Something You Really Don't Miss,

It Wasn't That I Had Gotten It Right . . . But That I Had Gotten True.

The Best Writers Who Have Put Pen To Paper Have Often Had A Journalism Background.

It Is Easy To Be Liked When The World Has No Jagged Edges, When Life Is Electric Blankets And Peach Ice Cream. But To Be Beloved, A Man Needs A Dragon.

I Believe That If We Are Going To Write About Life And Death, We Should Not Do It From The Cheap Seats.

When You're A Sportswriter, You Learn How To Use Your Imagination And To Flex Your Literary Muscle, Because It's The Same Game Played Over And Over Again. There's Nothing Unique Or Marvelous. It's Not An Earthquake, Or A Weird Mass Murder. It's Just The Same Old Game Played Over And Over, And You Have To Bring Out The Personalities. You Have To Drag Them Kicking And Screaming Out Into The Light Of Day, Or You're Not A Good Sportswriter.