My published works are concrete evidence that I exist.

A crisis of confidence is so common that it should be considered a universal part of the adoption process.

The loss of a sexual life is one of the worst things about getting really old. The worst thing.

The only thing I remember writing in prison is a couple of poems for an inmate magazine they did once a year.

People think I'm educated because I talk and write well, but the fact is I never finished high school. I've read a lot, is all.

At eighty-one, health club-lusting is as close as I'll ever come to getting laid again.

We humans are in such a strange position—we are still animals whose behavior reflects that of our ancestors, yet we are unique—unlike any other animal on earth. Our distinctiveness separates us and makes it easy to forget where we came from. Perhaps dogs help us remember the depth of our roots, reminding us—the animals at the other end of the leash—that we may be special, but we are not alone. No wonder we call them our best friends.