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Fighting means you could lose. Bullying means you can't. A bully wants to beat somebody; he doesn't want to fight somebody.
We don't protect our young, and we tolerate predators of our own species.
I don't understand people whose gratification is a BMW. You don't know what joy is until you see a kid who was tortured get adopted by a... →
I'm in pursuit of what cannot be achieved: perfection.
All children are born pure egoists. They perceive their needs to the exclusion of all others. Only through socialization do they learn that some... →
Journalism is the protection between people and any sort of totalitarian rule. That's why my hero, admittedly a flawed one, is a journalist.
A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.
The idea that you're not a writer until you're published is a lie.
Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball.
The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape.
Victimizers of children are the enemies of any so-called society.
Ask any experienced defense lawyer: the real risks are for an accused person who is innocent. A guilty defendant has many more options available.
I think people should be consumers of journalism.
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