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Don't pretend to be a journalist if you're not a journalist.

For me, a really radical position for journalism to take is to stop being cynical. Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre.

I'm a lousy journalist.

I am not one of the great journalists of my time.

In real life, I'm very rational, and I'm not very dramatic.

I was never a good journalist, because I would make things up. A lot of people frowned on that, which is why I ended up in fiction.

I don't think I ever wanted to be a journalist - I was more interested in what comes from being a journalist.

I'm not sophisticated when it comes to politics, when it comes to journalism.

If you believe in journalism, you don't insult good journalists.