Sometimes you'll read something and think, "What is going on here? There must be more to this." The constraints of the news format didn't allow for m….

I'm always reading. And I keep a whole list of stories, often unusual stories. There are a hundred some-odd ideas on that list..

Sometimes, I'll read a news story and there will be one line about something else, and I'll find it interesting and look into it. That can often turn….

I've gotten used to spending more time with heavily narrative stories..

I don't think that the people in my stories are lying to themselves. Well, some of them are - everybody is at some level. But there is something abou….

Often my characters have some kind of idealism or grand belief that they're pursuing..

People are really stuck on their ideas about themselves..

That's always disappointing when you find a good story and you realize the person has died, because then it's difficult to report..

I am in communication with almost everybody I've done a story about. I have a fantasy that if I ever strike it rich, I'll have a big party and fly al….

I was really struck by all these people who had committed suicide. There are videos of all of them talking about why they're so happy to shed their h….

I don't know if any of the people perceive themselves as having been made fun of..

You exist in the minds of other people..