But I'm very happy with my life the way it has been turning out. A little time in the country, a little time with the animals and working on behalf of them.

Worrying is a necessary part of life.

I don't want anyone to tell me something.

There is a dark side. I tend not to be as optimistic as Mary Richards. I have an anger in me that I carry from my childhood experiences - I expect a lot of myself and I'm not too kind to myself.

The thing is I never want to be an observer, it's only in retrospect that I wish I had observed.

Chronic disease like a troublesome relative is something you can learn to manage but never quite escape.

A human being has been given an intellect to make choices, and we know there are other food sources that do not require the killing of a creature that would protest being killed.