When I get this kind of support, I feel validated in my decision to stand up for myself.

If I'm strong, I'm not going to apologize for being strong.

I'm not in love with David Petraeus. But I think he does present a terrific role model.

We have to raise our young boys to respect women and our young girls to demand respect and to get their values from something other than their physicality.

You need to accept responsibility for your mistakes. And I've done that.

I was encouraged, though, because I saw feminist writers - male and female - calling out the bias. I feel like more and more writers are cognizant of the problems and are willing to try to challenge them.

Having a bunch of medals and badges doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve achieved anything, you’ve got to do something beyond yourself to make a difference in life. Seek to be consequential in whatever you do.