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You have to remind kids to stay connected to the meaning of Christmas. Sometimes it takes a little bit of effort, but it's so worth it. ”
Well, the role of money in politics is pretty corrupting right now. ”
The biggest problem is people are afraid of poetry, think they can't understand it or that it will be boring. ”
Poetry is really a way of sharing feelings and ideas. ”
I think that the presidency really brings out the best in a lot of people. ”
People don't always realize that my parents shared a sense of intellectual curiosity and a love of reading and of history. ”
Now more than ever, I have learned that, when people die, they truly do live throughout those who love them. ”
I grew up in New York, I love New York. ”
I never thought I'd be doing poetry books. I never really studied poetry. But the first one I did was after my mother died, and I realized that people sort of think and talk about her style and fashion, but in fact, what made her the person she was was really her love of reading and ideas. ”
In terms of my marriage, you know, falling in love with my husband was by far the best thing that's ever happened to me. ”