The media is always looking for a story of one kind or another.

I read some books, and I thought, 'This is better than sliced bread!' and a month later, I couldn't remember thinking about it. And I've read others that were kind of a slog, and I've put them down and come back six months later thinking, 'Wow, this is great.' So, you know, things change all the time.

You won't have a story unless you have conflict, which means if there's no conflict in a situation, people look for a way to make some.

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