Nicholas D. Kristof

Most of the villagers were hiding in the bush, where they were dying from bad water, malaria and malnutrition.

The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed bands burning villages, kidnapping children, robbing travelers and killing people with impunity.

A little bit of attention can go a long way.

As a parent, I want my kids to have an optimistic outlook, and one that has hope, and that makes sense, where good does triumph over evil and it's not cynical, and it's not snarky.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.

As a writer, I try to do different things, but I'm not going to become a darker artist or turn into Radiohead overnight. I don't think that's my style.