Elizabeth Flock

“So often, as a reporter, we have to parachute into places. We don't have much time. We have to make sense of the story as fast as we can.”

“For most of my life, I, like many Americans, had greeted the idea of an arranged marriage with a mixture of fascination and skepticism.”

“Says Momma: “I got handed lemons, too, y’know but I learned how to make lemonade with them… No one ever told me I had to add sugar but that’s life for you. It ain’t sweet.”

“India has a long history with devotional, even obsessive love, be it for a personal god or for your lover.”

“The Museum of the Bible, the sprawling, 430,000-square-foot tribute to the good book, has been dogged by controversies long before opening day. It's been criticized for not including enough Jesus, for excluding various religious traditions, and for being evangelical propaganda.”

“County jails used to be just stopovers for inmates headed to state prisons. But as Arkansas' state facilities have reached capacity, jails are increasingly being used to hold prisoners long term.”

“Those who use the term 'alt-left' consistently point to violence from the left, often by anti-fascists - both perceived and real.”

“Artists know they need to have digital presences to build and bolster their fan base, and fans have exploited that fact.”

“Leftist, anti-fascist activists known as Antifa, whose stated goals are to stamp out racism, white supremacy and authoritarianism, sometimes do use violence.”

“There is a perception that the media is very liberal, very biased, produces fake news.”

“The only constant in our marriage is the edge of the cliff we're hanging on to, killing time until we tire ourselves out and give in to our inevitable collapse.”

“May 2 is traditionally the National Day of Prayer, a government-designated religious event intended to encourage people to 'turn to God in prayer and meditation.'”

“There's perhaps no better way to understand what's happening in a marriage than being inside the home.”

“The American public believes the Founding Fathers were close to infallible and that, while our political system has its faults, it functions far better than other democracies. But is it true?”

“Buckhannon, population 5,639, is a deeply conservative town and long has been. While coal is its past, oil and gas are its likely future. It's a town where guns are sold at yard sales, where Pentecostal churches are nearly as common as restaurants, and where distrust of Hillary Clinton is visceral and deep-seated.”

“'Sesame Street' was built on the idea that a show that could capture a child's attention could also give the child an education. That idea turned out to be wildly successful.”

“Showy displays of love don't come naturally to everyone. They don't come naturally to me. They also come with a risk: a risk of rejection, being made to feel silly, or making yourself into a spectacle.”

“I am not Indian, but I have lived and worked in Mumbai, visited on multiple reporting trips, and celebrated more than one Holi there.”

“Founded by a Mormon couple in Utah in 2012, The Color Run has proved to be a brilliant idea.”

“Certainly, Occupy Wall Street protesters have different ideas about the movement's mission. Many of the marchers I met even disagreed on the purpose of their trek - some thought it was about getting to Washington to protest the 'supercommittee'; others thought it was about visiting other Occupations.”