Kindle Notes & Highlights
After five minutes the real journalists had stopped taking notes and adopted the glassy-eyed meditation technique that is one of the key skills required of their profession.
Upbeat people have no need of pleasantries. They barely notice them. Only the tired and depressed truly appreciate good manners, and cling to them in desperation.
Most journalists regard the doorstep as a form of prostitution. As both involve standing on the sidewalk trying to attract fat men in suits, the comparison has some merit.
