I have to tell you, my seven-year-old granddaughter said to my daughter, her mother, 'So what's the big deal about Grandma Maddy having been Secretary of State? Only girls are Secretaries of State.' Most of her lifetime, it's true. But at the time it really was a big deal.
“I just want real reactions. I want people to laugh from the gut, be sad from the gut - or get angry from the gut.”
“I said to the almond tree, 'Friend, speak to me of God,' and the almond tree blossomed.”