I think that the mark of a great book is that it will meet you wherever you're at and you'll feel and experience something new and different each time you read it.

I like movies that are about real people in real time with real problems.

It really shocks me when I encounter people who think kindness doesn't matter. Because I think it's pretty much the only thing that matters.

In college, you're kind of designing who you want to be. And I wanted to be a big reader.

I kicked college nostalgia in my late 20s. As much as I loved college and treasure the memories, I no longer want to go back.

I care about reading, a lot. It's a big part of my life.

Even though I occasionally appear on it, I don't watch television.

Kindness is not about instant gratification. More often, it's akin to a low-risk investment that appreciates steadily over time.

Film allows me to ask some really big questions with the time to explore them deeply. I love the form.

I actually have a thing about proper nouns. They clang on my ear in a weird way when I hear them dropped into movies.

All of the things I used to obsess over, I'm no longer as obsessed with. I have new concerns but they're a little more existential or cosmic.

You know "HOW' then address it right now.

Eden, paradise - all the best gardens are imaginary.

If you take donations from Wall Street, you can't be independent.

Skill sheets, workbooks, basal reader, flash cards are not enough. To convey meaning you need someone sharing the meaning and flavor of real stories with the student.

I really never had any ambitions to be a standup comic. I was talked into it by guys that I used to work out with.

Wear it Like a banner For the proud? Not like a shroud.

The poem is in my hands, and can run stories through her hands.

I love zoo sanctuaries.

I understood once I held a baby in my arms, why some people have the need to keep having them.

In every circle of friends there's always that one person everyone secretly hates. Don't have one? Then it's probably you.