“Each childs story is worthy of telling. There shouldnt be a sliding scale of death. The weight of it is crushing.”

“Politics was his passion, but he wasn't suited for the rough-and-tumble of the game. He felt things too deeply. There was no wall between his head and his heart.”

“The tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible.”

“The farther you go, however, the harder it is to return. The world has many edges, and it's easy to fall off.”

“The whole celebrity culture thing - I'm fascinated by, and repelled by, and yet I end up knowing about it.”

“My mother has been famous for longer than anyone else alive.”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”

“once sailed neither the ship nor the shore ever remains the same again.”

“We are not trapped or locked up in these bones. No, no. We are free to change. And love changes us. And if we can love one another, we can break open the sky.”

“One day spent with someone you love can change everything.”