Eliana Osborn

I’m not a fan of repeating things over and over so that they lose their meaning. "Pledge: a solemn promise or agreement." It is that extra level, the solemnity, that makes me uncomfortable with casual usage.

I’m a sucker for an interesting woman, so Notorious RBG is obviously my sort of book.

1. Write a damn letter.

My Life on the Road (or MLR) is not what I expected...the idea of not waiting for experience to come to you permeates the book.

1. Borrow a child.

Now that I’m a mother, I’m much more sympathetic to a woman who just couldn’t take it anymore. Not saying I’d leave my kids in a parking lot and hope for the best . . . just saying that I can understand the impulse.

My sister Liz is full of wisdom, like my favorite quote I’ve shared with practically everyone I know: “Every pair of underwear has two good sides.”

How do you love someone who continually does things to hurt himself? I’ve been holding a phone with my stoned, sobbing brother on the other end for nearly 20 years. I keep picking up the pieces, keep having my heart break, because he’s my brother.

84% of full professors in America are White. In case you were unsure, that does not match the overall makeup of the country or the student body.

Sometimes the nicest kids turn into whole new people when they come over to your house.