“American journalism (like the journalism of any other country) is predominantly paltry and worthless. Its pretensions are enormous, but its achievements are insignificant.”
“It's a journal, Reynard. Every great thinker keeps a journal, you know.”
“Journalism is not a precise science, it's a crude art”
“It was journalism at its best: irreverent, mischievous and beholden to no one.”
“Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it.”
“But the truth is, it's not the idea, it's never the idea, it's always what you do with it."(Online journal entry for January 31, 2009)”