I've rarely said the word "Lord," unless it's followed by "of the Rings.

Behavior shapes emotions.

I tried the paleo diet, which is the caveman diet - lots of meat. I tried the raw food vegan diet. And I tried the calorie restriction diet, which is the idea is that if you eat very, very little - if you're on the verge of starvation, you will live a very long time. Whether or not you want to, of course, is the idea.

A loud noise will get your fight-or-flight response going. This, over the years, can cause real cardiovascular damage.

I was what they call 'skinny fat' - a body that resembled a python after swallowing a goat.

Giulia Melucci has written a wonderfully funny and moving book. It's like Eat, Pray, Love, with recipes.

My reading list grows exponentially. Every time I read a book, it'll mention three other books I feel I have to read. It's like a particularly relentless series of pop-up ads.