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" The only thing as murky as a conspiracy is what's happening in Hollywood. "
David Grann
Only
Happening
Conspiracy
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" Journalists are often portrayed as cynical. I often think it's the opposite. "
David Grann
Cynical
Opposite
Portrayed
" It took me a long time to be able to write for the 'New Yorker,' and for me, that has been the best job. I live a very conventional life, but reporting for the magazine has allowed me to do things I would never otherwise do, such as investigating a criminal conspiracy in Guatemala or trekking through the Amazon looking for a lost city. "
David Grann
Job
Best
Live
" There are certain stories that remind you of the moral purpose that originally drew you to become a reporter. "
David Grann
Stories
You
Purpose
" Baseball, of course, has long been played under the burden of metaphor. More so than basketball or football, it is supposed to represent something larger than itself. "
David Grann
Basketball
Football
Long
" Base stealers are often considered their own breed: reckless, egocentric, even a touch mad. "
David Grann
Even
Breed
Mad
" Like many people, I kicked around, struggled to become a writer, finally got my first full-time job around 27, 28, at 'The Hill' newspaper. They hired me as a copy editor, which was kind of funny because I'm semi-blind because I have an eye disorder. "
David Grann
People
Job
Funny
" After a traumatic event, people tend to store a series of memories and arrange them into a meaningful narrative. They remember exactly where they were and to whom they were talking. "
David Grann
People
Talking
Memories
" Although baseball actually began as a game played largely by urban toughs, its image was soon reconstructed to mirror the country's pastoral myth. "
David Grann
Baseball
Game
Image
" The Osage have this lovely phrase: 'Travelers in the Mist.' It was the term for part of an Osage clan that would take the lead whenever the tribe was venturing into unfamiliar realms. And, in a way, we are all travelers in the mist. The challenge is that, as writers, we sometimes want to ignore this murkiness, or we want to write around it. "
David Grann
Ignore
Way
Challenge
" Because many squid have brain nerve fibres that are hundreds of times thicker than those of humans, neuroscientists have long used them for research. These nerve fibres have led to so many breakthroughs in the study of neurons that many scientists joke that the squid should receive a Nobel Prize. "
David Grann
Joke
Study
Used
" I'm kind of odd; I'm a technophobe who isn't a technophobe. I'm afraid of new things, but eventually I love them. That happened with Twitter. "
David Grann
Afraid
New Things
Love
" When criminals go free, the hope is that history will come in and provide some level of justice. It won't correct the sins, but it will at least record them. The sinners would be known, and the victims' stories would be known. "
David Grann
Go
Free
History
" When I work on stories, I tend to lose sight of everything else. I forget to pay bills or to shave. I don't change my clothes as often as I should. "
David Grann
Pay
Change
Clothes
" I don't camp; I don't hike. I hate bugs, and I'm phobic of snakes. "
David Grann
Bugs
Snakes
Hike
" Heroes have always served as a reflection of their times, a template of who we are and what we want to be. "
David Grann
Who
Always
Reflection
" I love the magic of stories and the power of stories. "
David Grann
Love
Stories
Magic
" I've always been a big believer that you can use the elements of storytelling to bring the reader along and to hopefully illuminate a lot of the important things. It's a challenge, but it's something I kind of believe in. "
David Grann
Important
You
Believe
" Each person, as they live through history, can't see it all. "
David Grann
Person
Live
History
" I had many different careers early on. I knew I wanted to be a writer. But, like so many people, I didn't know how to be one - other than just do it. I didn't know what form it would take. "
David Grann
People
Early
Just Do It
" Barry Bonds was still young when his father's fall began. Although Bobby still continued to put up good numbers year after year, he never lived up to expectations. "
David Grann
Young
Good
Father
" To be honest, I used to always procrastinate when I write. I mean, I love writing, but I hate it. "
David Grann
Writing
Always
Hate
" One of the nice things about 'The New Yorker' is they let you write stories that sometimes end up almost half a book. "
David Grann
Sometimes
Book
End
" I covered Congress, and everyone always wanted me to be a political reporter. "
David Grann
Political
Congress
Always
" I wish a book could reach as many people as film, but we have to be realistic about it. "
David Grann
Reach
Book
Film
" I was a schoolteacher; I taught seventh and eighth grade, and I tried to write fiction on the side. "
David Grann
Write
Side
Taught
" It's funny: I don't know if she babysat, but I spent time with Judy Blume when I was little. "
David Grann
Time
Know
Little
" I'm sure every author has their own process. "
David Grann
Process
Every
Own
" A lot of the stuff I tweet is out of childlike curiosity. "
David Grann
Tweet
Childlike
Curiosity
" I haven't read a word of Proust. And I listen obsessively to sports radio. "
David Grann
Sports
Word
Radio
" I often say that the best way to find a story is a one-inch brief in a local newspaper. "
David Grann
Find
Best
Way