I got more and more politically active and just followed the course of feminism and sexual liberation

I had a hard time publishing my books in the beginning of my career, because editors were afraid what people would think of THEM, personally, if their name was associated with me

When AIDS was at its most brutal, frightening, my-God-what-are-we-going-to-do era, that was when vampire stories and stories about blood and trust swept the literary world.

Doing the right thing for someone else was like a tonic for me; it was like some magic ointment that made a wound disappear

My idea of the ideal sex education site doesn't exist.

You have to calendar time for yourself even if you have no idea what youre going to do with it.

I think moms need to share information on a regular, intimate basis.