I wish that someone had said to me that it's normal to feel lost for a little while.

I dont go looking for stories with the idea of wrongness in my head, no. But the fact is, a lot of great stories hinge on people being wrong.

Go looking for an idea and it'll show up. Begin now.

Brad Pitt is so good-looking there's a lightbulb inside of him shooting good-looking-ness in all directions.

I was a chubby, unathletic kid and conformed to every possible stereotype you could imagine of someone who would end up in public broadcasting.

I remember when I first got married, there was a certain amount of internet traffic on the subject of, "Who is this beard who is allegedly married to Ira Glass? Obviously, he's gay."

I dont take care of my voice at all, which is one reason that I sound as bad as I do.