So Rita and I decided that the most subversive, revolutionary thing I could do was to show up for my life and not be ashamed.

This is one thing they forget to mention in most child-rearing books, that at times you will just lose your mind. Period.

I was raised by my parents to believe that you had a moral obligation to try and help save the world.

You can get the monkey off your back, but the circus never leaves town

Everybody thinks their opinion is the right one. If they didn't, they would get a new one.

I find most famous Christians to be full of themselves and of prejudice and self-loathing, masquerading as devout religious belief. I find all fundamentalism to be terrifying and very destructive.

There is nothing more touching to me then a family picture where everyone is trying to look his or her best, but you can see what a mess they all really are.