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

My husband and I try to spend some time every night that I'm home talking without distractions.

I have a zillion bottles of hot sauce. I love Trader Joe's jalapeno. The whole right side of my fridge is filled with hot sauce.

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

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.

We've got to stop thinking everybody who is Muslim is a terrorist.

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.