My daughters depend on me for a lot more than food, clothing and shelter. They depend on me as an example of how to go on.

I think sometimes people project things on you, but I'm trying to handle everything that's happened to me with a certain amount of grace, dignity and good manners. You just can't necessarily win all the time.

[I am enthusiastic about journalism because] it's a craft that can ... galvanize an often complacent citizenry, and make a difference.

You can't assume that kindness is an inherited trait. It is learned behavior.

It's these parallel universes when someone you love is sick. Your world is this completely foreign place involving radiation and tumor markers. Outside, people are buying sweaters.

Prepare yourself to be employable.

I don't always have a lot of energy, but my kids almost always revitalize me.