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"I was probably being a little cocky, which I do when I feel that I don't know what I'm talking about."
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"Gail didn't want me commenting on the opinion pages. I was hired by the news department and, despite the rabid assertions of the Times' enemies and detractors, the two really have nothing to do with each other."
"Now I worry. If people ended up liking me, did I do the job wrong? So I decided they didn't end up liking me - they ended up being able to deal with me."
"I think it's one of the Times' problems that they haven't made it clear to readers what various formats mean."
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