Every day on Earth is another chance to get it right.
I just had a child on purpose at age 56, I'm pretty f---ing optimistic.
Fundamentalism, as practiced by the Taliban, is the enemy of real thought, and religion, too.
I don't really think in terms of obstacles. My biggest obstacle is always myself.
Sympathetic characters usually have a voice. They usually don't have any trouble being heard.
My main area of activism is the death penalty, and it will continue to be once this crisis is over with.