It is one thing to go on stage and be funny or be in a good place in your career, but for a woman, actually facing the elements in a physical way is a very powerful thing.

After all my probing into the human brain, I should still be aware of mysteries and come up with them myself.

I don't think I'm generous enough to be the straight guy. I sort of make my own way and make my own statement. Do I mind pushing myself forward? Not at all.

Ive really written my books for my husband and our family. Theyve brought us closer together by allowing us to discuss things that were unspoken for so long.

Love is an obsession. It has that quality to it. But there are healthy obsessions, and mine is one of them.

There is a probably natural and learned reticence with myself talking about my early life.

Being a psychologist did enable me to maintain objectivity.