Both of my parents are professors and everyone in my family has some fabulous degree of something or another and I couldn't get into college because I didn't know a language.

I learned how to sign because when I was growing up in California in order to get into college you needed two semesters of language to get into a University of California school.

Parents know how to push your buttons because, hey, they sewed them on.

My parents have always been offended by my weight, embarrassed maybe. It didn't fit with their sensibilities.

I think Ellenor is embarrassed and ashamed and has devoted all of her energy to the law and to helping other people get justice because it's too difficult for her to face her own struggle for justice.

I hate overweight, because it implies that there's a weight standard I should be adhering to.