People are not the only interesting organism on earth. From the point of view of scientific or commercial value, there are lots of interesting organisms.

The glimpses of human strength and frailty that a physician sees are with me still.

At every stage of my career I have had interesting and cordial colleagues, some of whom are close friends.

First of all, many human diseases are influenced by, if not caused by mutations in genes.

My education began in the public schools of Wilmington. During most of these years, from about age 10, I also worked at some job or other after school, on weekends, and in the summer months.

And of course, identifying all human genes and proteins will have great medical significance.

My parents came to the United States in the early years of this century as part of a wave of Russian Jewish immigrants seeking freedom and opportunity in the New World.

As I look back on the last few decades of my life, I am struck by the good fortune that came my way.

Don't make a wish you aren't willing to come true. Don't dream a dream you aren't willing to pursue. Don't love a man you can't say, "I do".

No matter what, they always had each other. How did people get through life without sisters?

Dogs are blameless, devoid of calculation, neither blessed nor cursed with human motives. They can't really be held responsible for what they do. But we can."--from The Dogs of Bedlam Farm

By definition a sequel can't be original. So you've got to figure out what worked the first time around.

I was fortunate to become the woman I always wanted to be.

A full bosom is actually a millstone around a woman's neck.

The religion of the heart is as intimate as a wish breathed to the night sky.

I have a desire to create more film, more beauty, more art, more love, but I don't feel desperate. It's not about creating or building a career.

The gift of food to the hungry is the noblest of all gifts.