"A magazine—a relevant one—should be a sound, not an echo."

"Writing doesn't improve by not doing it."

"Deadlines are a great antidote to insecurity."

"I think for a young journalist, it's better to write for the Web at the moment than it is for print"

"Nothing is better for a young journalist than to go and write about something that other people don't know about. If you can afford to send yourself to some foreign part, I still think that's by far the best way to break in"