Barbara Johnson

Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.

Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.

No one likes change but babies in diapers.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

I believe in the power of poetry, which gives me reasons to look ahead and identify a glint of light.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.