It's so acceptably easy for a woman not to strive too hard, not to be too adventure-crazed, not to take too many risks, not to enjoy sex with full candor ... It isn't seemly for a woman to have that much zest.

In the winter, I enjoy cross-country skiing and raising orchids and amaryllises. If I could grow tropical flowers as perennials, I would, especially hibiscus and mandavilla.

Artificial intelligence is growing up fast, as are robots whose facial expressions can elicit empathy and make your mirror neurons quiver.

habit, a particularly insidious thug who chokes passion and smothers love. Habit puts us on autopilot.

The more we exile ourselves from nature, the more we crave its miracle waters.

My mother always said I must be part Mongolian because of my lotus-pale complexion and squid-ink black hair.

Fear is danger to your body, but disgust is danger to your soul.