“You have reached the home and workplace of Roberto Natchez. I do not often take calls. I make no promise to return them. I have much to do. You may leave a message if you wish.” — Laurence Shames Copy Share Image
I never intended to be a journalist. Frankly, I don't think I ever was a journalist. I backed into it. — Laurence Shames Copy Share
“You have reached the home and workplace of Roberto Natchez. I do not often take calls. I make no promise to return them. I… — Laurence Shames Copy Share
All of us ambitious young writers hoped to have a cover story in Esquire, of course. The idea was to write the best, most… — Laurence Shames Copy Share
I loved seeing my name in print, I loved seeing my words in print. I felt really privileged to be in the kind of… — Laurence Shames Copy Share
When it became clear that Lennon was not going to speak with me, it really became a how-I-didn't-get-the-story story. It was a caper. — Laurence Shames Copy Share
I've never written a hard journalism piece in my life. I've never wanted to do that. — Laurence Shames Copy Share
To write an article about someone and then to have that person murdered is disturbing. — Laurence Shames Copy Share
“One of the things Key West teaches is that disappointment and contentment can go together more easily than you would probably imagine.” — Laurence Shames Copy Share
Success and failure, we think of them as opposites, but they're really not. They're companions- the hero and sidekick. — Laurence Shames Copy Share
Why are we inspired by another person's courage? Maybe because it gives us the sweet and genuine surprise of discovering some trace, at least,… — Laurence Shames Copy Share
“An old man's errors mattered both more and less than a young man's. More because there was less time to undo them; less because… — Laurence Shames Copy Share
“He would be the kind of friend he wished he had, and so perhaps become worthy of having such a friend himself.” — Laurence Shames Copy Share
I listen to the Beatles all the time - in my car, at the gym. The Beatles are still part of my life. And… — Laurence Shames Copy Share
