Heart of a journalist

I was truly impacted when a panelist talking about interviewing said, "Never turn it off." People are reporters whether they are on the clock or not. I got solace from this because friends and fellow journalists claim that I am incapable of having conversations without turning them into interviews. But I realize it's a wonderful thing that being a journalist is ingrained in my body, in my soul, and in my heart. I can leave orientation knowing that I will be giving my all at the internship.

-- Virgil Dickson, DePaul University, Austin (Texas) American-Statesman