I'm very hard on my bags because I tend to carry a lot of stuff with me.
I am very lucky, because for the most part people are very nice to me, and I am still able to go about my life and ride the subway and all that.
Some people's personalities are so compelling that they command attention.
History's a resource.
I hope that anyone I worked with wouldn't exploit our relationship.
I enjoy learning about different periods and people, and then taking what's universal about the human condition and seeing where it matches up. No matter where you are, certain things unite everybody.