I think I have a really diverse audience. I've had people from all sorts of sexual persuasions.

I was shy. Bookish. The kind of 13-year-old girl who, instead of having a boyfriend, would have a crush on a dead, 19th-century author!

I think I don't invest so much time in thinking about people's sexuality. I just take people as individuals.

I don't want to live in a culture of despair. I'd like to live in a culture of hope.

TV holds a close second to cars for destroying our society. It's a failed experiment.

There is one tradition in America I am proud to inherit. It is our first freedom and the truest expression of our Americanism: the ability to dissent without fear. It is our right to utter the words, 'I disagree.' We must feel at liberty to speak those words to our neighbors, our clergy, our educators, our news media, our lawmakers and, above all, to the one among us we elect - President.

I've found out how overwhelming the media is and the way it drills things into your head, it's almost like a mind control. If I could control prople's minds, I'd like to put something useful in.