Since the world has changed so much, the same values don't lead to the same choices anymore.

The question, I've come to think, is not what inspires one to change, but what inspires one to remain changed.

Ninety-nine percent of all land animals eaten or used to produce milk and eggs in the United States are factory farmed. So although there are important exceptions, to speak about eating animals today is to speak about factory farming.

As a writer, putting words on the page is how I pay attention.

Yesterday I wanted to turn inside out.

The only way to overcome sadness is to consume it.

These little daily choices that we're so used to thinking are irrelevant are the most important thing we do all day long.