He imagines Owens' body dotted with saltwater reservoirs just below the skin. An entire wetland, populated with tiny fish and birds, thriving in his agitation. A species of dwarf crocodile lazing beside an artery.

I hadn’t wanted to have a kid until I met my partner.

I used to be so twig skinny that I couldn't eat enough, because I was just naturally skinny. Until I went to China.

I never run hills. My quads are already big enough. I don't run to build muscle; I do it for cardio.

We all need to provide the checks and balances for democracy.

It is said that the way to prevent obesity is not to allow kids to become overweight in the first place. But it takes a multi-pronged approach that has to start with parents. Kids are just too young to understand the consequences of obesity.

There are so many kids in this world, and in this country, that need homes. And so we're perfectly content to look into adoption one day, if for some reason we aren't able to have a biological child.