"I don't think of myself as a policy expert. I think education is the most important thing."

"My dad saw my husband's boss at a conference, and he said to stop paying my husband until we produce children."

"As a teacher you can see the difference in kids who have parents who were involved. That difference, by the time these kids get to the third grade, is drastic."

"It's not like he called me up and asked me. They've never wanted to throw us into that world, and I think our decision probably shocked them. But I love my dad, and I think I'd regret it if I didn't do this."

"If you die you're completely happy and your soul somewhere lives on. I'm not afraid of dying. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is the best hope I've got."

"A writer who is in a hurry to be understood today or tomorrow runs the danger of being misunderstood the day after tomorrow."

"They have a kind of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby thing going on."

"I'm a romantic a sentimental person thinks things will last, a romantic person hopes against hope that they won't."