Objectively speaking, I don't mind what I write being controlled by law, so long as the law guarantees that I can otherwise write what I like.

BBC: Press reform: Media reaction to regulation deal

One family member suggested I write a contract for myself, outlining specifically what I want to accomplish and posting it somewhere prominently, like the fridge, where I would have to face it each day.

WSJ: Making New Year's Resolutions Stick

He's going to keep practicing until he's proud of what he hears, he says, and I tell him I might like to write about him for the L.A. Times.

NPR: The Redemptive Power of Music, and Friendship