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."

Feminism now seems to be defined as success is defined: as being as good at capitalism as men are. I feel very estranged from it.

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.

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 knew my motivations for going to each place and what I was looking for. If I don't do that then I generally don't write about my travels.

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

I don't think that I can be settled and I don't think that I would ever want to be.