The more money women make, the less violence, the less sexual crimes against women. Everything horrific and misogynistic declines. But then what you're dealing with here is "What does it mean to be in love with people who are your equals?" And that's a very beautiful thing that we should cherish, but it's also incredibly tough in some ways.

Culture is always the echo of economic realities; that's what Marx teaches. Feminism is a clear example of that.

The first things that babies can notice is sex; the first thing that you can tell about a person when you see them walking down the street is their gender.

I don't really mind it when Trudeau calls himself a feminist because, you know, he did the half-female cabinet; that's something to be proud of. On the other hand, when you look at that recent Russian spousal abuse law or attacks on abortion in the U.S, you have to say that's a human rights issue, and feminism is just human rights.

Marriage is an an inherently contradictory state. It involves the fusion of two people into one thing. And it's also love, and it's a lot of work, and it's got glory in its drudgery.

Toronto may be the only city where novels are integral to high art, the alternative scene and mainstream culture all at the same time.

You have two things happening: You have the cultural and economic reality of men falling apart and traditional masculinity falling apart.