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Among The Reasons That You Go Into Journalism, I Suppose, Are Some Rather Idealistic, Even Foolish Reasons. In My Case One Of The Reasons Was I Wanted To Explain How Things Really Work, How Political Power Really Works.

I Never Went To A Ballet Until I Was 45 Years Old. I Don't Know Why.

Nobody Believes This, But I Write Very Fast.

I've Always Felt That No One Understands Why Some Books Of Non-fiction Endure And Some Don't, Because There's Not Much Understanding Among Many Non-fiction Writers That The Narrative Is Terribly Important.

I Write From Seven To About Noon. I Used To Try To Write Longer, But I Read And I Found That I Was Always Getting Myself Tired By Working In The Afternoon And Then I Was Just Throwing Out What I Wrote In The Afternoon, So Writing Then Was Counterproductive.