"My vision is of an incredibly beautiful girl who seemed quite old to me when I was eleven.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

"Back in the nineteen eighties when I was dating without computers, cell phones,text messaging, instant messaging, people had to be more organized.

VOA: special.2009.09.14

When I was twenty years old, my parents sent me to New York City to study medicine.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

So she was my hero, so here is my favorite book from when I was growing up."

VOA: special.2009.10.12

They were the only time in my life when I was the center of everyone's attention.

VOA: special.2009.02.14

"When I was just a small kid I went to Corning Glass works and watched the glass blowers there and was really mesmerized by that.

VOA: special.2009.09.16

When I was a young child in school, I had to learn the three R's.

VOA: special.2009.07.26

"They didn't do a lot with really smart girls in literature when I was young.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

"In fact,my mom is so Japanese that when I was born, I came out cordless."

VOA: special.2011.03.16

Greg Ogden would agree with that. "I think probably some of the nicest ones, the more memorable ones are back when I was a teenager.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

And then,one of my family friends actually recommended this school when I was little."

VOA: special.2010.05.27

There were times when I was lonely and felt like I didn't fit in."

VOA: special.2009.09.10

"I had an Edgar Allan Poe coloring book when I was like five.

VOA: special.2010.04.05

When I was 14, I won another contest and got another trip.

VOA: special.2010.01.30