I don't think it takes a brain surgeon to understand how to read a story.

Reading recent history is good to humble yourself, and also to feel some hopefulness that there is progress.

I spent the first fourteen years of my life convinced that my looks were hideous. Adolescence is painful for everyone, I know, but mine was plain weird.

And I haven't read a lot of blogs but if someone writes about what they care about I'm sure it's interesting.

I had to go to a mirror and look at it. I couldn't picture myself in my own head. I had no image beyond a stick figure. I wasn't a mean person as a kid, or dumb, and something has to be said to justify excluding you.

I think that life force is invaluable.

Modeling is basically 'Buy more stuff! Don't you want some more stuff? It will make you look ten years younger and men will like you!' If I'd wanted to be a salesperson, I would have got a job selling.