Even when conservatives have all the marbles, they still act as if they're under siege. Now that they are under siege, it is no time for them to act as if they're losing their marbles.

The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.

[On journalists:] We are a noisy, imperfect lot, struggling to scribble what has been called the first draft of history.

Journalism, spooked by rumors of its own obsolescence, has stopped believing in itself. Groans of doom alternate with panicked happy talk.

The sounds of silence are a dim recollection now, like mystery, privacy and paying attention to one thing — or one person — at a time.

Wooing the press is an exercise roughly akin to picnicking with a tiger. You might enjoy the meal, but the tiger always eats last.

Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve.

When I need to work up my nerve to write a tough column, I try to think of myself as Emma Peel in a black leather catsuit.

If you're famous enough, the rules don't apply.

A friendship between reporter and source lasts only until it is profitable for one to betray the other.

Celebrity is the religion of our time.

What would yo do for a piece of forever? What would you do to love more, feel more, and live more?

Salem is in part a story of what happens when a set of unanswerable questions meets a set of unquestioned answers.

Change and growth take place when a person has risked himself and dares to become involved with experimenting with his own life.

The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.

The more sympathy you give, the less you need.

The piano is always true to me. In times of despair, happiness, and joy, its mood is always my own.

I don't trust anyone who wouldn't.

A man who marries a woman to educate her falls victim to the same fallacy as the woman who marries a man to reform him.

My father is an amazing fighter and what he's already accomplished is nothing short of remarkable.

Noncooks think it's silly to invest two hours' work in two minutes' enjoyment; but if cooking is evanescent, so is the ballet.