I have more awareness of other people and, I hope, more sensitivity to their needs. I also find that I'm more direct and outspoken.

I do sometimes strongly hope that in a past life, my most recent life before this, I was absolutely horrible, evil, hideous. Because otherwise - well, hell, to even things up next time around, I'm going to have to pay for this one, am I not?

I have always striven to raise the voice of hope for a world where hate gives way to respect and oppression to liberation.

One of the principal goals in my life has been to avoid embarrassing my children by doing the job I do. I hope I've managed to do that, and I hope that, with the job I'm in now, they are, if not proud, at least unembarrassed by it. I must say, my three are most agreeable children, who do nothing but delight me.

Hope is a necessity for normal life and the major weapon against the suicide impulse.