It might sound naive to suggest that whether you order a chicken patty or a veggie burger is a profoundly important decision. Then again, it certainly would have sounded fantastic if in the 1950's you were told that where you sat in a restaurant or on a bus could begin to uproot racism.

I am willing to be annoying if that's what was necessary.

Not responding is a response - we are equally responsible for what we don't do.

If god exists, he is not to be believed in.

I first became a vegetarian when I was nine, in response to an argument made by a radical babysitter. My great change - which lasted a couple of weeks - was based on the very simple instinct that it's wrong to kill animals for food.

She said, "Do you have more things that you need, or more that you don't need?" I said, "It depends on what it means to need.

She maintained a careful balance by her window, never allowing the men to come too close, never allowing them to stray too far.