Raymond Carver is good. I think he'll be appreciated more and more. He's an easy writer to imitate.

I've been writing about James Fenimore Cooper. He was not a writer. Here was a man who was 30 years old and had never put anything more than his signature on paper.

I think more and more respect has been accorded to teachers, and quite rightly so.

The writer's shortness of breath became more and more distressing as he rose.

Liberalism is, I think, resurgent. One reason is that more and more people are so painfully aware of the alternative.

By the same token, I think news has more and more of a pro bono aspect to all the networks. When we do our election coverages throughout this coming year, it's not a money-maker for us. It is more of a public service situation.