"My life, like most people's, has been negatively affected by cancer, and the thought of my young children living in an age where this is no longer humanity's No. 1 health fear was simply overpowering."
"People think because 'Vice' is irreverent and because we're crazy, we're stunt journalists. You know what? I don't actually care."
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"I thought I was a pretty good writer, but I didn't have anything to write about. I wanted to go out in the world, have some adventures and then write about them."
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