I think that certainly the artists of the '40s, '50s and '60s were fighting a very conformist society, which didn't give them enough space to live or create, and they were bucking all kinds of spoken and unspoken rules.

I am not a perfect friend, and it is impossible not to rebuff or be rebuffed if you move about the world.

People always tell me either A. you love him. B. you hate him. My usual answer? C. All of the above.

Some people who think they are in unhappy marriages are just in unhappy bodies.

Is it possible that my sons-in-law will do toilets? If we raise boys to know that diapers need to be changed and refrigerators need to be cleaned, there's hope for the next generation.

Friendship needs both confidences and confidence in the other's outstretched hand.

They want to play at being mothers. So let them. Expressing tenderness in their own way will not prevent girls from enjoying a successful career in the future; indeed, the ability to nurture is as valuable a skill in the workplace as the ability to lead.