Each child’s story is worthy of telling. There shouldn’t be a sliding scale of death. The weight of it is crushing.

I just found it interesting to talk to adults I admired, and to discover that the path they took was never all that clearly defined. It was comforting to me when I figured out that you don't have to know what you want to do with your life; you just have to take a few steps in one direction, and other opportunities will open up.

I think there are a lot of celebrities who put on a performance on camera.

I think if you've suffered, if you've experienced loss, you're probably more open to understanding it and more comfortable talking about it and experiencing it.

I graduated in 1989, and I'd focused almost entirely on the Soviet Union and communism ... so when the Berlin wall fell, I was, well, I was screwed.

I have a friend - I send her one text and I get 20 texts back. Guys don't want a million texts. It's exhausting.

I've always believed that who a reporter votes for, what religion they are, who they love, should not be something they have to discuss publicly.