I see many more men who are feminist, or at least who have learned about life in the context of feminism.

You don't have to have a man! Masturbation is especially useful for older women, because men die sooner than we do. And so: Use it or lose it. It's not critical that every woman wants to stay juiced up. But if they do, it's perfectly fine. It's a lot easier to feel sexy and perform safely when you're flexible and have a certain amount of strength left. If you keep moving - walking, staying strong, doing squats - then having sex is both safer and more pleasurable, and you feel more empowered and better about yourself.

The vulnerability of opening your heart fully and deeply to another is terrifying, but at a point in my 50s, I realized that I had to step up to the plate.

Everyone should know that feeling of overcoming fear and mastering something. People who aren't taught that become soggy.

I'm vain. My arms are thin, but I'm vain about loose flesh. And so I'm careful that what I wear will show off my best parts, which are my waist and my butt.

If our work is stimulating and rewarding, if it pushes us to grow...we become more valuable human beings.

The most incredible beauty and the most satisfying way of life come from affirming your own uniqueness.