"The deeper the experience of an absence of meaning - in other words, of absurdity - the more energetically meaning is sought."

"The exercise of power is determined by thousands of interactions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, all the more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyone has a small part of himself in both."

"It lies in human nature that where you experience your first laughs, you also remember the age kindly."

"Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out."

"If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not."

"I don't think the riots derailed the civil rights movement."

"I think superheroes are heroes with flaws, and in their flaws, there is a sense of humor."

"I think people should look at learning about Native American history the same as visiting Washington, D.C., and seeing the monuments there. It's all part of the package."