I am a woman, and sometimes that impacts what stories I want to do.

A handkerchief can never be put in another pocket after it has been in one pocket. I don't walk under ladders. I have items of clothing that are lucky for me. That rotates, but I am luck-oriented.

Clearly, there has been a lack of imagination about how much can go wrong.

If you're someone people count on, particularly in difficult moments, that's a sign of a life lived honorably.

I have a file of letters and bits of ephemera from friends who have died. I have had lots of friends who died of AIDS.

Here’s the thing about rights. They’re not actually supposed to be voted on. That’s why they’re called rights.

I'm undoubtedly a liberal, which means that I'm in almost total agreement with the Eisenhower-era Republican party platform.

Hopefully life is long. Do stuff you will enjoy thinking about and telling stories about for many years to come. Do stuff you will want to brag about.

I really believe in trying to increase the amount of useful information in the world and in being accurate in the sense that you can take what I say to the bank, even if you disagree with me.

Bernie Sanders are the only person who talks about the kinds of things that might be driving people to support Donald Trump in such large numbers in the Republican Party.

Activism is setting a goal of something you would like to be different, and figuring out what would have to change to achieve that goal. It's sort of like math.

Everywhere, I have travel to, I felt loved.

I don't want to rule the universe. I just think it could be more sensibly organised.

There may be writing groups where people meet but it's occasional. You really do it all at your own computer or your own typewriter by yourself.

Essentially, all life depends upon the soil ... There can be no life without soil and no soil without life; they have evolved together.

The trouble with dieting is that a pound of will power takes off only an ounce of weight.

Getting on the cover of TIME guarantees the existence of opposition in the future.

You, my friend, alone are equal to a hundred of such friends. Happy Birthday to you.

As I see it, the greatest responsibility of motherhood is to make sure that our children know that there are principles of kindness, compassion, integrity, excellence, and discipline.

All my life I wanted somebody who knew more than I did to tell me the truth.

Fulham haven't had a shot on target, which is probably why they aren't in the goals.