"The PLO rocket-powered grenade launcher had us dead to rights...The paint on the car top singed and screamed like cold water sprayed on a branding iron."

"With each tale of woe heard, each horror story, each expense account fandango, each spider web encounter, each breakup of a marriage or a love affair, my conviction was reconfirmed that as soon as possible I would be leaving CBS News...I amused myself by building castles in the air on Plum Lick in Kentucky, where one day I'd watch the moon shine and might even drink some."

"With Lalie, I found my 'peace at the center' in the old house alongside Plum Lick Creek-we call it home sweet Kentucky-where there are no committees, consultants, or circular firing squads. We've had a good life, and we pray there's more to come."