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Steven Glass' soul mate?
“From time to time in my metro column, to create the desired impact or slam home a salient point, I attributed quotes to people who didn't exist ... [I apologize] to the grocery clerks and bartenders and single mothers, to the politicians, PR flacks, spokespersons and secretaries, to my dear husband and family and friends, I am sorry for betraying your trust.”
- Patricia Smith, a former columnist at the Boston Globe and Pulitzer Prize finalist, apologizing in her final column for fabricating quotes and stories. Quoted in the New York Times.

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		`Q U O T E--O F--T H E--D A Y` Steven Glass' soul mate? “From time to time in my metro column, to create the desired impact or slam home a salient point, I attributed quotes to people who didn't exist ... [I apologize] to the grocery clerks and bartenders and single mothers, to the politicians, PR flacks, spokespersons and secretaries, to my dear husband and family and friends, I am sorry for betraying your trust.” - Patricia Smith, a former columnist at the Boston Globe and Pulitzer Prize finalist, apologizing in her final column for fabricating quotes and stories. Quoted in the New York Times.