I had a career and I came to motherhood late and a...

A sense of freedom is something that, happily, comes with age and life experience.

My mother was really my partner in every project that I had. She was just the great enabler of my dreams.

Motherhood has completely changed me. It's just about like the most completely humbling experience that I've ever had. I think that it puts you in your place because it really forces you to address the issues that you claim to believe in and if you can't stand up to those principles when you're raising a child, forget it.

I felt a tremendous sadness for men who can't deal with a woman of their own age.

If you love somebody, you love them. My parents had a 25-year age gap between them and my mum was the breadwinner, my dad the house husband. I'm a strong believer that a good relationship can work, whatever the situation.

My grandparents got married at a very young age, and a lot of what I think about marriage is based on their relationship. I watched them over the years and saw how they dealt with everything together, as a team.

Age appears to be best in four things old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.

Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.

And I'm afraid, in this day and age, trust, which I count so, you know, I love loyalty. I love trust.

Non-disclosure in the Internet Age is quickly perceived as a breach of trust. Government, corporations and each of us as individuals must recalibrate how we live and share our lives appropriate to the information now available and the expectations of others.