“[O]nce demagogy and falsehoods become routine, there isn’t much for the political journalist to do except handicap the race and report on the candidate’s mood.”
“[O]nce you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand." - The Skin Horse from The Velveteen Rabbit”
“What else has a journalist to do these days, after all, but report life's miseries?”
“In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.”
“...thanks for good deeds do not amount to much except to prove one's politeness.”
“There’s not much we can do except to be, and in being, become aware.”