“Years ago, I worked at a fashion magazine. I was the lowest man on the...” — Rumaan Alam Quote

“Years ago, I worked at a fashion magazine. I was the lowest man on the totem pole, one of the only men on that particular pole: a little brother with a dozen older sisters whose grace and glamour I so admired.”

“Wishing there were more children's books like 'The Snowy Day' is a bit like wishing there were more grownup books like 'Anna Karenina.' There are only so many masterpieces out there.”

“For a long time, I thought that I was an enlightened parent by virtue of being an enlightened person. What a fool.”

“I suppose when I started out I would have liked to have been the darling of critics or something, but everybody wants to be loved and admired.”

“I always liked Barbara Howar and admired her spunk. I know that she considered me - and Alice Roosevelt Longworth - an exception to her negative feelings about Washington widows and single women, whom she basically found dispensable.”

“I've always been a big fan of Georges. I've admired his style and kind of the way he carries himself, and I'm honored to get in there and challenge him for the belt and step in the cage with him.”