But love is really more of an interactive process. It's about what we do not just what we feel. It's a verb, not a noun.

My focus has always been on the work - that work being critical thinking and writing. I am always doing that. That's where I am, wherever I am. Critical thinking and writing as my heartbeat.

Writing and performing should deepen the meaning of words, should illuminate, transfix and transform.

Lying has become so much the accepted norm that people lie even when it would be simpler to tell the truth.

Even the wealthiest professional woman can be "brought down" by being in a relationship where she longs to be loved and is consistently lied to. To the degree that she trusts her male companion, lying and other forms of betrayal will most likely shatter her self-confidence and self-esteem.

Privilege is not in and of itself bad; what matters is what we do with privilege. I want to live in a world where all women have access to education, and all women can earn PhD’s, if they so desire. Privilege does not have to be negative, but we have to share our resources and take direction about how to use our privilege in ways that empower those who lack it.

To be truly visionary we have to root our imagination in our concrete reality while simultaneously imagining possibilities beyond that reality.