I think I'm far too hopeful and trusting. That's something I got from my mum.

If you want to write about people, you can make it up. But if you spend time talking to someone and examining what it is you want to write about, you discover a level of detail that you wouldn't have noticed otherwise.

All I ever wanted was to know what to do.

Because I grew up with this naive expectation of people doing right, I get shocked by every little violation.

You know, it's been proven that 35 to 40 hours a year with one-on-one attention, a student can get one grade level higher

There are many Saudi women doctors, and there are many wealthy and powerful and well-educated Saudi women who circumvent the restrictions put upon them, quietly or otherwise.

Why did we do that to Pluto? We had it good with Pluto.