I’m a big Ping-Pong addict. I love it.

Coming from an Asian culture, I was always taught to respect my elders, to be a better listener than a talker.

We have had a long held myth of American exceptionalism.

There's a huge piece of humanity that's missing - a huge piece - and our [American] culture is infant, comparatively speaking, to these folks who have been around for thousands of years.

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

I think we need to take a look at the technology, but not depend on it for things that require humanity.

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.