The generation of women who came before us did much of our shouting. They laid the groundwork and now we can be calm and constant and steady.

I am deeply Catholic and always will be, but I'm no longer a member of the church. I left in 2003 because of the sex abuse scandal.

Some of the best work done to combat the Republicans has been wit and humor.

When you're in the world looking for only one thing, you find it or it finds you. The obsession can be mutual

I'm about to start something new. I'm waiting to be whelmed. The whelming as you start something new is quite something.

Basically if you burst into my office the walls themselves will flutter as if alive - maybe that's the reason for all the wings in 'Pure.

My childhood was marked by the great fear of nuclear holocaust. We practiced our Civil Defense Drills, lining up in hallways, curled to the floor, but we knew we'd die or, worse, survive only to suffer radiation and slow death.