Toronto may be the only city where novels are integral to high art, the alternative scene and mainstream culture all at the same time.

Women become breadwinners, men become caregivers. That's the birth of intimate marriage.

You have two things happening: You have the cultural and economic reality of men falling apart and traditional masculinity falling apart.

The wilderness within us is actually the best part of us.

Men who define themselves as breadwinners are going to have to leave the traditional iconography of masculinity behind if they want to be breadwinners.

When you look at the biggest study of the American dream, the number-one correlate for upward mobility is having two parents in a home. It doesn't matter if they're male or female.

Whenever I read a book about a marriage, I always feel I'm being lied to.

Marriage is an an inherently contradictory state. It involves the fusion of two people into one thing. And it's also love, and it's a lot of work, and it's got glory in its drudgery.

I'd never call myself a feminist, and that the world doesn't need male feminists.

Marriage is not one point of view: it's a constant back and forth over different perspectives - a healthy marriage, anyway.

Almost all the voices in history have been men, but on this one question of gender, men don't talk about it. This has nothing to do with women; it has to do with men.

Blues is my life. It's a true feeling that comes from the heart, not something that just comes out of my mouth. Blues is what I love, and blues is what I always do.

I love baseball. The game allowed me the influence to impact kids in a positive way. This gives me a chance to talk to some social issues.

We're not a political band. We don't want to tell people what to do or what to think. We just want to tell them to think.

When I was young, I thought confidence could be earned w/ perfection. Now I know that you don't earn it; you claim it.

In fashion, there are so many gangs, if you identify too much with one, you get caught - I would lose my freedom.

I’m not a Christian because I’m strong and have it all together. I’m a Christian because I’m weak and admit I need a Savior.

I never went to a John Wayne movie to find a philosophy to live by or to absorb a profound message. I went for the simple pleasure of spending a couple of hours seeing the bad guys lose.

You always try to find the right style for the movie. That's the key.

My writing is a very authentic journey of discovery. I'm going out there to learn who I am. My readers, consequently, take the same journey as my protagonist.

Shall I make it clear, boys, for all to apprehend, Those that will not hear, boys, waiting for the end, Knowing it is near, boys, trying to pretend, Sitting in cold fear, boys, waiting for the end?