If you gather a lot of stuff, then you write it, write in scenes with dialogue. Somewhere in the middle, rising from all this research like strong metal towers, is your opinions.

The first funeral for Andrew Goodman was at night and it was a lot of work. To begin with they had to kill him.

Don't try to tell Namath's people on First Avenue about Babe Ruth, because they don't even know the name. In fact, with the young, you can forget all of baseball. The sport is gone. But if you ever have seen Ruth, and then you see Namath, you know there is very little difference.

I like English, and I like writing essays, and that kind of stuff.

Why something in the public interest such as television news can be fought over, like a chain of hamburger stands, eludes me.

You can get some work, some jobs that will bore you until you're dead. So you better look for something that's got a little tingle to it.