Every Monday, we're rounding up the things, small and big, that make us stop and think. Today, we're inspired by..

“We all—in the end—die in medias res. In the middle of a story...Steve’s final words were: OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW. “
-Novelist Mona Simpson, eulogizing her brother, Steve Jobs. 

"It didn't matter who she had once been or what she had once believed. Here was a wife and mother prepared to do anything for her family.'
-Daryle Lamont Jenkins, who runs anti-hate group One People's Project, on why he helped former white supremacists get racist tattoos removed.

“For all the people out there that have that hate in their heart, they need to let it go because people are going to be who there are.”
-A mother defending her son after he was assaulted for being gay.

“[The show] definitely showed me personally that there’s so much more to be gained from sharing.”
-Project Runway winner Anya Ayoung-Chee on competition and collaboration

"That's what Halloween is: an entire 'Wow, I'm so glad I had kids' day.'"
-Bill Simmons, "The Sports Guy," on costumes, candy, and celebrating Halloween.