Our relationship with nature has changed radically, irreversibly, but by no means all for the bad. Our new epoch is laced with invention. Our mistakes are legion, but our talent is immeasurable.

Hurricane season brings a humbling reminder that, despite our technologies, most of nature remains unpredictable.

Couples are jigsaw puzzles that hang together by touching in just enough points.

I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.

Love is the white light of emotion.

Not much is known about alligators. They don't train well. And they're unwieldy and rowdy to work with in laboratories.

Who you are isn't tied solely to what you say, even though it may feel that way to you now.