I think that is why we stay close to our families, no matter how neurotic the members, how deeply annoying or dull- because when people have seen you at your worst, you don’t have to put on the mask as much.

I was raised by my parents to believe that you had a moral obligation to try and save the world. You sent money to the Red Cross, you registered people to vote, you marched in rallies, stood in vigils, picked up litter.

Writing takes a combination of sophistication and innocence; it takes conscience, our belief that something is beautiful because it is right.

I am an Aries. Although I do not believe in astrology, I think this is exactly the right sign to have been born under.

I don't want something special. I want something beautifully plain.

You must not inflict life on someone who will be resented.

I do not have deep theological understanding or opinion, but I do not read the Bible as the literal word of God.