My washing machine overwhelms me with its options and its sophistication.

Reading recent history is good to humble yourself, and also to feel some hopefulness that there is progress.

I'd like to classify my life as a romantic comedy. Unfortunately I feel it's probably more like a TV reality show.

And also I think particularly as a female, you're taught to be defensive your whole life. You're taught not to be aggressive.

When asked if I consider myself Buddhist, the answer is, Not really. But it's more my religion than any other because I was brought up with it in an intellectual and spiritual environment. I don't practice or preach it, however. But Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about the world. What I have learned is that I like all religions, but only parts of them.

Urban women don't breed in their twenties. Shortly after, I became a mother too, which is why I was probably so child friendly.

To be with a man who hasn't tried every line, who hasn't broken up with a woman every which way you can break up with them, is kind of nice.