My parents are older, and they lead a somewhat sheltered life. It was difficult to talk with them about things that were embarrassing to me, and that I had never spoken to them about

We've got to understand that all disenfranchised people have something in common...The pursuit of justice really is about equality for everyone.

I work every day to live up to my mother's model. She was a very proud woman. And she really prepared me to go off into the world as a proud daughter.

The experience of testifying and the aftermath have changed my life

Certainly my life will not ever be as private and discreet, and perhaps I should even use the word insulated, as it was before

The real problem is that the way that power is given out in our society pits us against each other.

When I think of what has happened in a larger sense, beyond myself, then I would not change anything.