I was twenty-one when I was hired by Planned Parenthood. It was my first work experience outside of either temping or working for my father at his store.

Just send the emails and talk to people. Spend all your money on nail polish and opera tickets.

There's this resistance to actually talking to people who are smarter than you about things and I don't know why that is.

Talk to people who know more than you. I feel like we're in this stupid sea of opinion, like "My opinion is valid because it's mine and I have it."

Go to a place and just send out emails. That's my entire life. I go to countries and I ask, "Who would I know who lives here?" Not even do I know, but who exists and is on the planet.

I like European and South American literature, but mostly I read nonfiction.

I believe in free will.