I spent a lot of time protecting myself. I mean, I've met a lot of extraordinary people over the years - and I just wish I had been able to open myself up to them more.

It's very odd, being older, because in a way it's hard to own the past, even.

I had a career and I came to motherhood late and am not married and have never had such a trusting relationship with a man - and trust is where the real power of love comes from.

Here is my biggest takeaway after 60 years on the planet: There is great value in being fearless. For too much of my life, I was too afraid, too frightened by it all. That fear is one of my biggest regrets.

Memories are simply moments that refuse to be ordinary.

I don’t think that because I’m not married it’s made my life any less. That old-maid myth is garbage.

I think the growth of the brain is a slow process. But you do change and the more you accept change and embrace change, the better.