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.

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

Sexual dreams aren't usually about sex.

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.

Being in one's 50s is a powerful time.

Suffering from dysentery at sea was no picnic.

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