One has to be careful, whenever one tells a story about a great injustice. We are a species that loves narrative, but has been taught not to trust an individual speaker.

The fact that we can never have complete, perfect knowledge does not absolve us of the moral duty to judge and to take a stand against evil.

The line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being.

I want to rethink surrender as an active verb.

Our pain is a part of who we authentically are.

I completed my first novel when I was 19 years old.

A tap dancer is really a frustrated drummer.

I don't know what I would have done if I had had to work for a living.

American can do better, and help is on the way.

There is no such thing as a soulmate...and who would want there to be? I don't want half of a shared soul. I want my own damn soul.

You are the root of heaven, the morning star, the bright moon, the house of endless Love

It's going to be unbelievable, you know. There's going to be a lot of people cheering for Mark McGwire and me. And, hey, we'll see how it goes.