I was very aware that I was a woman and that the Iditarod was a big thing for women, but I didn't want to be given any special treatment. I just wanted to be viewed as a musher.

I do not know the word 'quit.' Either I never did, or I have abolished it.

I care for my dogs as if my life depended on them. And oftentimes it does.

Dogs have a lot to communicate to a person willing to listen.

A friend of mine said, 'Leukemia hasn't met Susan Butcher yet,' and I agree with her. It's going to have to fight awful hard if it wants to take me.

I do not know the word 'quit'. Either I never did, or I have abolished it.

Your attitude reflects your inner feelings.

Reading teaches us the nuances of humanity. To find the beauty of what is moral and ethical in your own actions and discover the strange subtlety of what it is to question why you should exist.

And I began to suspect that the ultimate sacrifice isn't death after all

The truth of Moore's law has made remarkable things possible. On the software side, I think natural user interfaces in all their forms are equally significant.

Because it's kind of great, being an idea that everybody likes. But I could never be the idea to myself, not all the way.

The greatest expression of rebellion is joy.

I try to be a lot of things for the authors I work with - a careful reader, a helpful friend who also happens to be an experienced writer, a thoughtful editor, and a creative midwife.

It isn't often that a writer of superlative skills knows enough about flying to write well about it.

Every actor has a production company already. It's just a matter of producing your own films under the label of your own production company.

With every kind of birth control available in the world, abortion is not something to be proud of. If you need an abortion, you've failed.