There is a tendency to dehumanize kids that commit crimes. The system is focused on punishment, not on rehabilitation. These kids are the most misunderstood and most cruelly treated.

The strengthening of faith, I think, is the ultimate goal of organized religion altogether.

Every organization does good and bad things.

I encounter a lot of prejudice and a lot of darkness. I have to negotiate constantly through situations that are uncomfortable or difficult or strange.

The tragedies that are being brought about vastly outweigh the benefits that are being achieved.

Loving our own children is an exercise for the imagination.

The more gay people can tell our stories, the more other people will accept gay people.