Jeannette Walls Quotes

I want to be a journalist; I want to ask tough questions.

Well I just always wanted to be a newspaper reporter.

I started as a print reporter.

I can't remember a time when I didn't want to be a reporter. I don't know where I got the idea that it was a romantic calling.

Journalism is not just a cause, it's also a wacky profession.

I wanted no other job than to work in newspapers. I was fascinated by the process of collecting information, talking to people and having the story appear in a paper that would be delivered in your letterbox.

Anybody who's spent thirteen or fourteen years in print journalism has a lot of stories he thinks were inwardly satisfying as far as preparation, understanding, and diligence.

My first newspaper job was a high school reporter for the 'New York Daily News.'

I have nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the reporter.

I went into journalism to learn the craft of writing and to get close to the world I wanted to write about - police and criminals, the criminal justice system.

I've had a lot of fun, and when I talk to kids in journalism schools, I say, look, I know what the journalism teachers tell you that this is a great way to perform public service and all that, but I say the main reason, if you decide what you want to do is be a reporter, the main reason you want to do it is because it's just so much fun.

Having been a journalist for thirty-nine years, I've developed a pretty thick skin.

I'm a journalist; I love doing interviews, and I hope that will continue.

I grew up with 'The Denver Post' and the 'Golden Transcript.' There was never a moment that I thought I'd work at the 'New York Times.' My goal, starting out, was just to see if I could be a journalist.

I feel like, in some ways, I'm just a journalist.

Most of the stories I have covered in 45 years have been gray stories.

I'm a journalist and author. I make my living by finding things out and writing about them.

At the end of the day, there is still one function of journalism that cannot be computerized, and that is reporters. You're always going to need reporters.

In the beginning, my mother humored me when I told her I wanted to be a reporter.

I used to be a print reporter.

I was a finalist for the Pulitzer as a reporter.

I don't think I ever wanted to be a journalist - I was more interested in what comes from being a journalist.

I'm a journalism junkie.

I'm just a reporter.

I was in Bucks County at the 'Bucks County Currier Times,' which is a great place to start for any reporter who wants to start out.