First of all it's usually women who run these higher primate sanctuaries, rarely men. They are white. They come from privileged backgrounds. They are educated.

There is a wonderful intelligence to the unconscious. It’s always smarter than we are.

Nobody does anything for one reason.

Storytelling is an ancient and honorable act. An essential role to play in the community or tribe. It's one that I embrace wholeheartedly and have been fortunate enough to be rewarded for.

If you dedicate your attention to discipline in your life you become smarter while you are writing than while you are hanging out with your pals or in any other line of work.

Choose your agent as carefully as you would choose your accountant or lawyer. Or dentist.

Chimpanzees are endangered. Severely.