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"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."
"I know my mother so well, so it's hard for me to remember that people have a certain image of her, but they don't really know her personality."
"I've campaigned for people. I've campaigned across the country for people. I have supported people in local elections. I do work with groups and causes. So, I feel like I am a participant and a civically-engaged citizen."
"Well I've been writing books. So that, by its nature, is kind of a solitary occupation. And from time to time I have research help, but mostly I've done those completely on my own."
"I enjoy writing. I enjoy that kind of process."
"The happiest years of my mother's life were spent in Washington, D.C. It was where she met my father, where John was born and where I spent my earliest years."
"Most of the books that I've written have been focused on, sort of, the individual, and sort of, either a voice, a personal voice, or a kind of transforming event where they step forward to fight for something they value."
"My mother ... had a very deep inner spirituality that allowed her to rebuild her life. It's extraordinary that she had such a strong sense of self and such a commitment to the future and such a strong creative sense that she could build new worlds for herself and for us out of the total devastation in her life."
"Going into politics is something people have asked me about forever."
"Well, the role of money in politics is pretty corrupting right now."
"I am, you know, a Democrat through and through. I've always voted Democratic. You know, that is where my heart lies."
"Education was the most important value in our home when I was growing up."
"I grew up in New York, I love New York."
"Growing up in politics I know that women decide all elections because we do all the work."
"Well there's nobody who has a more supportive husband than I do, and he has a business that he runs, and it's his own business, so he has work to do, my kids have school to do, I mean, people have - there are other things in life besides politics."
"I grew up in a household where reading was encouraged. My mother believed in the power of words, and my father obviously did too."
"The amazing thing about the winners is that none of them really felt that they were doing anything special. They just felt like it was the right thing to do."
"I've raised three kids. I'm a lawyer. I've written books on the Constitution."
"I may, and I think I represent a tradition that means a lot to me, which has really always been about fighting for others, for middle-class families, for working class - for working people, you know, and that's a tradition and a commitment that I take very seriously."
"I've been a Democrat all my life."