If I had to perform in a comedy club I would bomb; I would be trying too hard.

Here in this moment we are beautiful, nocturnal creatures and our thoughts and words are jewels guarded by the moon.

Nothing moves me more than the history of the United States.

It's so painful to be next to someone you feel strongly about and know you can't say the things you want to.

I can't remember that I ever had just a minute of stage fright.

My laptop seems to know where I am, even if I don't. My cellphone asks me if I want directions to anywhere from the spot I am standing in. I buy a record online and Amazon.com sends me letters, telling me that people who bought what I bought also bought these other records.

Voting is completely important. People in America think democracy is a given. I think of it as an ecosystem, and what gets in the way of it is politicians and apathy.