What I often say to people who are quick to say I’m not a feminist is if you think you’re not a feminist, give it all back.

Control is a big issue when you're sick. It's the first thing you lose - other losses come later.

Illness is the proving ground of friendship.

Other than life experience, nothing left a deeper imprint on my formative self than the movies.

Why hope to live a long life if we're only going to fill it with self-absorption, body maintenance and image repair? When we die, do we want people to exclaim 'She looked ten years younger,' or do we want them to say 'She lived a great life'?

What I often say to people who are quick to say I’m not a feminist is if you think you’re not a feminist, give it all back.

Before devising any blueprint that includes the assumption of Having It All, we need to ask ... Why do we need Everything?