I'm a night person. My best times are midnight to six, actually.

There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints.

Equality and self-determination should never be divided in the name of religious or ideological fervor.

When we are touched by something it's as if we're being brushed by an angel's wings.

I thought, after the Pulitzer, at least nothing will surprise me quite that much in my life. And another one happened. It was quite amazing.

The American Dream is a phrase we'll have to wrestle with all of our lives. It means a lot of things to different people. I think we're redefining it now.