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" Journalism is the protection between people and any sort of totalitarian rule. That's why my hero, admittedly a flawed one, is a journalist. "

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" I think people should be consumers of journalism. "

" I'm in pursuit of what cannot be achieved: perfection. "

" I did criminal defense work part-time, and that paid the bills for representing abused and neglected children... and for defending in juvenile court those kids the 'child protective system' had missed when it had the chance. "

" A trial is not a search for truth. It is a contest and, often, one that produces no winners. "

" The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape. "

" While early childhood experiences may impel, they do not compel. In the end, evil is a matter of choice. "

" Victimizers of children are the enemies of any so-called society. "

" I don't sign contracts for my books. "

" I don't take advances for my books. "

" Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball. "

" My life is triage. "

" I don't understand people whose gratification is a BMW. You don't know what joy is until you see a kid who was tortured get adopted by a family. "

" A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids. "

" I hate bullies. I hate them. I'm not good enough with words to describe how much I hate them. "

Not Good Enough

" The idea that you're not a writer until you're published is a lie. "

" In some neighborhoods, if you want to walk down the streets, you've got two choices - look down, or look hard. "

" People are pushing against the fabric of society all the time. "

" No politician is threatened by the child protective constituency, because it does not exist. "

" If I ever stopped being angry, I couldn't write anymore. How could I? "

" We don't protect our young, and we tolerate predators of our own species. "

" Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change. "

" All children are born pure egoists. They perceive their needs to the exclusion of all others. Only through socialization do they learn that some forms of gratification must be deferred and others denied. "

" Fighting means you could lose. Bullying means you can't. A bully wants to beat somebody; he doesn't want to fight somebody. "

" I write everything in Courier 12 because I write for publication, not pleasure. "