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

Every time my brain parks the car neatly in the driveway, my mouth drives through the back of the garage.

She felt some measure of relief knowing that in the very least, on the open road she would have some time to think.

Every time a crime was committed by a Muslim, that person's faith was mentioned, regardless of its relevance. When a crime is committed by a Christian, do they mention his religion? ... When a crime is committed by a black man, it's mentioned in the first breath: 'An African American man was arrested today...' But what about German Americans? Anglo Americans? A white man robs a convenience store and do we hear he's of Scottish descent? In no other instance is the ancestry mentioned.

If you don't want anyone to know about your existence, you might as well kill yourself. You're taking up space, air.

I still get my news from the newspaper in the morning. I just have an affection for paper, and that's no secret, I guess.

The key thing is managed awareness of your role in the world and history. Think too much and you know you are nothing. Think just enough and you know you are small, but important to some. That's the best you can do.