I never do formal interviews. I don't use a tape recorder. I take notes but occasionally. — Michael Finkel Interviews Copy Share Image
“He has seen the bottomless nonsense of our world and has decided, like most of us, to simply try to tolerate it.… — Michael Finkel Copy Share Image
America might be the land of second chances, but it ain't the land of third chances. — Michael Finkel America Copy Share Image
“The American essayist William Deresiewicz wrote that “no real excellence, personal or social, artistic, philosophical, scientific, or moral, can arise without solitude.” — Michael Finkel Philosophy Copy Share Image
“The first great literary work about solitude, the Tao Te Ching, was written in ancient China, likely in the sixth century B.C.,… — Michael Finkel Thousand years Copy Share Image
There have always been hermits: people who want to get away from other humans. Literally, some of the first extant books and… — Michael Finkel Alone Copy Share Image
“The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, by William Shirer.” — Michael Finkel Rise and fall Copy Share Image
I think many people have this sense that something about modern society - the screens, the noise, the traffic, the constant busyness… — Michael Finkel Living Copy Share Image
I'd lied many times: to bolster my credentials, to elicit sympathy, to make myself appear less ordinary. — Michael Finkel Less Copy Share Image
“He never bothered listening to sports; the bored him, every one of them.” — Michael Finkel Sports Copy Share Image
“Japanese researchers at Chiba University found that a daily fifteen-minute walk in the woods caused significant decreases in cortisol, along with a… — Michael Finkel Blood pressure Copy Share Image
My fight-or-flight mechanism... had served me well in Gaza, in Afghanistan, and all the places I'd been. — Michael Finkel Afghanistan Copy Share Image
Not to get too maudlin, but I think all mistakes are tests for one's mettle. — Michael Finkel Failure Copy Share Image
I'm always theoretically opposed to capital punishment as a matter of policy; like, I don't believe a state should put its citizens… — Michael Finkel Always Copy Share Image
I think that it's human nature to categorize and label things. That's generally the way that the medical and psychological professions work.… — Michael Finkel Human nature Copy Share Image
I always fancied myself an outdoorsman, even though I'm a Jewish guy from the East Coast. — Michael Finkel Always Copy Share Image
“With his release imminent, Knight seems more unsettled than ever. He scratches furiously at his knees. Jail, he's realized, might not be… — Michael Finkel Bad Copy Share Image
In my writing, I try to combine all my favorite elements of journalism - accuracy, real characters that exist on this planet… — Michael Finkel Books Copy Share Image
“The world is a confusing place, meaningful and meaningless at once.” — Michael Finkel Copy Share Image
Perhaps one could say I've worked in South Africa too long, but I believe in forgiveness, especially when a person admits a… — Michael Finkel Believe Copy Share Image
“In 1988, a cave explorer named Véronique Le Guen volunteered for an extreme experiment: to live alone in an underground cavern in… — Michael Finkel Alone Copy Share Image
