Well, it's really gratifying to me to have a stage and some bright lights and a microphone. They're tools and opportunities, and to be able to just pull somebody up on stage with me and point at them is a great feeling.

So many of us, myself included, need to keep our sense of personal outrage in check. Each human beings position on the planet is one of intense humility.

You've already put more than enough energy into worry. That's all women have been allowed to do, historically.

But as bad as I am, I'm proud of the fact that I'm worse than I seem

I'm an all powerful amazon warrior, not just some sniveling girl.

If you’re not angry, then you’re just stupid, you don’t care. How else can you react when something’s so unfair?

Then I show up steady ready and proud and I find I've forgotten how to talk out loud. Isn't it just like you to bring me to my knees?