Being happy is not the only happiness.

I think America has always been polarized... It's a racist country and it has always been.

I think I've actually returned to a kind of realism about how the world works. That's helpful. Because in a way, no matter who's in charge of the corporation that the United States is, the direction in which it is taken seems to be inexorable. So, you just get the job of being the front man for four or eight years. Now, most people realize that's what you are.

As we talked of freedom and justice one day for all, we sat down to steaks. I am eating misery, I thought, as I took the first bite. And spit it out.

I'm mad about the waste that happens when people who love each other can't even bring themselves to talk.

She was so quiet. So reflective. And she could erase herself, her spirit, with a swiftness that truly startled, when she knew the people around her could not respect it.

I feel very happy to be living in Berkeley because there are a lot of people who are politically active here.