For me, marriage is a grotesque, unforgiving, clunky contrivance. Yet society pushes it as a shimmering ideal.

Launching a new TV show is probably one of the most difficult things that a writer can do.

I don't like the antagonism that most religions have for science, and freedom and, frankly, individuality. I do like the Dalai Lama.

If there's reason for hope, it lies in man's occasional binges of cooperation. To save our planet, we'll need that kind of heroic effort, in which all types of people join forces for the common good

I don't remember a lot of what I write. I try to release it after it's out there so that I can be fresh again.

It was peculiar to be standing so close to him. He's just a man, but still, what a thing to be Neil Armstrong!

I resisted parenthood for a long, long time. But having a daughter has given me a sense of hopefulness that I didn't have before.