“We’ve been focusing so much on getting there that we haven’t been enjoying the ride”
“I've been so focused on state government, I haven't really focused much on the war in Iraq.”
“The things we should focus on in any life shouldn’t be what we’ve lost, but what we’ve gained”
“We’ve been so afraid; so hell bent on destroying enemies; both foreign and domestic, we’ve hurt ourselves and our democracy. Time to wake up.”
“To be brave is to get on a ride and ENJOY it!”
“So here is why I write what I do: We all have futures. We all have pasts. We all have stories. And we all, every single one of us, no matter who we are and no matter what’s been taken from us or what poison we’ve internalized or how hard we’ve had to work to expel it –– we all get to dream.”