You ride in a limousine the first time, it's a big thrill but after that it's just a stupid car.

The things that I loved about Bob's [Dylan] music - and I describe him in the book as the father of my country, which he really is - were things that just didn't fit when I went to do my job. You know, I'd come out of a somewhat different circumstance and shoes - the clothes just didn't fit.

The school system only recognizes one type of intelligence. There are so many different types of intelligence.

I had no credit cards. I had no checks. I was cash only until I was probably 30 years old.

The one thing I wished for my children is that they'd be readers.

The different social forces that affected my parents' lives or my friends' lives or I saw around me became essential for me to write about.

The marriage-equality issue should be recognized for what it truly is - a civil rights issue that must be approved to assure that every citizen is treated equally under the law.