My marriage is incredibly important to me. It's the place from which I engage in the world every day, and the place to which I return every day.

When I first held my daughter, right after she was born, I felt like it was the moment I'd been waiting my whole life for, and it just felt even more miraculous than I ever could have imagined.

I'm sorry, I don't talk to the press. Even though I think you're cute.

I was working full time and going to school at night and on the weekends. It was just crazy. At one point a month had gone by, and Marc - my then boyfriend, now husband, and I hadn't gone out on a date. I was like, I don't want to be this person. I want to be a person who cares where she's investing her time and energy. And I want to be a good wife, daughter, and friend.

I just hope I will be as good a mom to my child and, hopefully, children as my mom was to me.

At the fourth grade level, girls at the same percentages of boys say they're interested in careers in engineering or math or astrophysics, but by eighth grade that has dropped precipitously.

We proved we could be safe and secure at home, and still have more allies and friends in the world.