It takes someone pretty persistent to stick it out with me.

Motherhood has taught me the meaning of living in the moment and being at peace. Children don't think about yesterday, and they don't think about tomorrow. They just exist in the moment.

My best beauty secret is simple: Have the right palette and the right colors and remember, you need so much less makeup than you think.

I'm essentially a jeans girl, and I dress them up or down with accessories. For me, it's ultimately about a great pair of shoes.

When you're not playing the hero of the story, then you have to know that you're always a foil for the good guy. I love playing that. I think that's always an interesting place to be.

I end up doing selfies 'cause I am so sad.

I am a relationship girl. That's kind of just how I'm made... When you're in my life, it's actually very contained.

Having children really changes your priorities.

The cyborg is a kind of disassembled and reassembled, postmodern collective and personal self. This is the self feminists must code.

The best way to get thrown out of the columnists' club is to be uncertain about anything whatsoever on this earth.

We ever long for visions of beauty, We ever dream of unknown worlds.

One day the faithful will have it all!

Reading is important. Books are important. Librarians are important. (Also, libraries are not child-care facilities, but sometimes feral children raise themselves among the stacks.)

Retiring and discovering that you no longer have enough energy to enjoy life and dying a few years out of sheer boredom.

Despite the fact that I spend a lot of time in London, Switzerland and New York, Africa is the place I know and love best, and my heart will always lie here.