Grief is depression in proportion to circumstance; depression is grief out of proportion to circumstance.

I have two nexuses of sadness about the Mormon Church. The first is the effect the Church's position on homosexuality has on Mormons.

The idea of anyone contemplating our family and witnessing the affection that we all have for one another and seeing evil in it is deeply hurtful and sad; and also deeply bewildering.

I like the relative literacy of at least some of England. I mean, I didn't come for the food or the weather!

There is no question that abuse, drugs and exposure to violence at home can exacerbate someone's criminal tendencies enormously. But there are many, many criminals who don't come from that background.

Life is enriched by difficulty; love is made more acute when it requires exertion.

I look at the rates of suicide among gay teens. They are so, so high for suicide attempts and for completed suicides.