These quotes are taped to my computer. They guide my work every day.
“First, get it down. Second, improve the prose. Third, get the story to tell you what it means.”
Tom Junod
“Don’t be deceived by life’s outcomes.”
Michael Lewis (Princeton speech)
“You have to live with awkwardness and proceed.”
Bob Woodward
“More than rich, more than famous, more than happy, I wanted to be great.”
Bruce Springsteen
“Nobody cares. Work harder.”
John Harbaugh
“Worry is optional; the only thing that makes a difference is action.”
Kirk Wickersham (my father)
“We got this.”
Eric Neel (my editor)