“I had been an activist on the issue of HIV, primarily in the African A...” — Gloria Reuben Quote

“I had been an activist on the issue of HIV, primarily in the African American and Latino communities here in the U.S. for many years. It was horrifying to me how the pandemic was raging right here in this country but no one was talking about it.”

“Mountaintop removal coal operations enrich only a handful of elites while impoverishing everyone else in their proximity.”

“A transition to clean energy is about making an investment in our future.”

“In my real life, I'm a Black Lives Matter social justice activist, and so it was incredibly interesting to me to play somebody coming from the totally opposite side, whose beliefs are as deeply entrenched - as deeply felt, and given as much gravity, as I give my beliefs.”

“The primary thing I should do, apart from being a good husband, brother, son, and friend, is to be a citizen activist. But I'm afraid it takes away from the writing. Not that anything depends on whether I put an essay in 'The Nation' or not. But you want to participate.”