“I think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama or the pyretechnics associated with us”

“Nixon's grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country, he would have escaped.”

“I believe there's too little patience and context to many of the investigations I read or see on television.”

“Deep Throat's information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he knew and suspected.”

“Watergate provides a model case study of the interaction and powers of each of the branches of government. It also is a morality play with a sad and dramatic ending.”

“Many people have their reputations as reporters and analysts because they are on television, batting around conventional wisdom. A lot of these people have never reported a story.”

“The truth." Dumbledore sighed. "It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.”

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”

“Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.”

“People think that a liar gains a victory over his victim. What Ive learned is that a lie is an act of self-abdication, because one surrenders ones reality to the person to whom one lies, making tha...”

“Before you enbark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”

“Maybe I could dole out the truth in tiny pieces that, once assembled, would make a picture that resembled a reality in which I hadnt done anything wrong.”

“He longed for cleanliness and tidiness: it was hard to find peace in the middle of disorder.”

“No dirt can touch me, like an ocean, everything that comes to me becomes clean.”

“Before letting someone hold your heart in their hands, make sure their hands are clean.”