I always had a penchant for falling in love. Every time I found myself without a mate, I fell into a state of low-sizzling panic.

I'm a very brave person. I can go to North Vietnam, I can challenge my government, but I can't challenge the man I'm with if means I'm going to end up alone.

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.

The absolute minimum for effective exercise is three times a week on alternate days for at least half an hour.

We are not meant to be perfect; we are meant to be whole

Find the balance between the calories you take in and the ones you burn up.

You shouldn't give up. For a while, you have to stay close to the wall and be careful who you spend time with and take care of yourself.