a book is like a garden carried in the pocket

My friend Anderson Cooper is still over at CNN, and I especially love watching him report from the field. You can always tell how much danger Anderson Cooper is in by how tight his clothing is. If he’s in the bulky yellow slicker, then it’s a hurricane that’s still offshore; if he’s in the khaki vest, he’s maybe in the green zone in Baghdad. But when he’s in the child-size white t-shirt, bullets are flying, he’s getting punched, he’s pulling kittens outta the rubble. So what I’m sayin’ is, if you ever see Anderson Cooper with his shirt off, turn off your television and RUN.

Seth Meyers (White House Correspondents’ Dinner)

(via doctorwatson)