But in spite of my great desire for intimacy, I've always been a loner. Perhaps when the longing for connection is as strong as it is in me, when the desire is for something so deep and true, one knows better than to try. One sees that this is not the place for that.

Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels.

I don't think men try to make women be like them, but I think women try to make men be like them, a lot.

*We give so little when it's in us always to give so much more. It's bothering to listen with an open heart to someone who smells bad. It's hard.

The truth is, aging can be your realest opportunity to decide how best to live - and the best incentive for getting you to do just that.

It is such a terrifying thing to see a man cry.

I remove my wedding rings and put them in the jewelry box. So many others have done this. I am not the only one. I am not the only one. But here, I am the only one.