I strongly believe that it still has important tasks to perform.

At some point I was torn between my love and loyalty to Dr. M and the strong belief that chemotherapy was not a cure and that I needed to stop.

But I'll tell you, what helps even more is my sense, my belief, my hope that when it comes to our attitudes to introversion and to quiet and to solitude, we truly are poised on the brink on dramatic change.

Although it illuminated the flaws of America s political system, it also restored my belief in the compassion of ordinary Americans.