There's something undeniable about the posture of a person trying not to acknowledge your existance

Ethnic stereotypes are misshapen pearls, sometimes with a sandy grain of truth at their center. ... but they ignore complexity, change, and individuality.

Each instance of sexual harassment has to be judged on its merits. Facts, timing, motives, credibility: all must be considered before we make up our own minds what to believe.

I think the very best thing about the internet is that I can read all the London papers every day if I want to.

The world is full of women blindsided by the unceasing demands of motherhood, still flabbergasted by how a job can be terrific andtorturous, involving and utterly tedious, all at the same time. The world is full of women made to feel strange because what everyone assumes comes naturally is so difficult to do--never mind to do well.

the separation of church and state grew out of a desire, not so much to protect government from religion, but to protect religion from government.

I'm going to live long enough to live in an America that will assume universal health care is a basic right. That will be amusing and terrific.