Through Therapy And A Lot Of Thinking

I Always Tried, In The Books I Wrote, To Make It Clear: Thin Is Not The Goal. But I Was Thin. So No Matter What I Said, The Subliminal Message Was, "you Have To Look A Certain Way." And I'm Not Happy About Playing Into That.

I Lived In France During The '60s. I Was There From The Early '60s Until 1970, So My View Of The '60s Is More Global. It Was A Time Of Tremendous Transition, Not Only For America But For The Whole World.

The Capacity Of Young People To Persevere, Even Under The Most Adverse Conditions, Never Ceases To Amaze Me.

If We As A Nation Are To Break The Cycle Of Poverty, Crime And The Growing Underclass Of Young People Ill Equipped To Be Productive Citizens, We Need To Not Only Implement Effective Programs To Prevent Teen Pregnancy, But We Must Also Help Those Who Have Already Given Birth So That They Become Effective, Nurturing, Bonding Parents.

Women Are Rising. And I Think That's All The Violence And War - It Could Be The Last Gasp Of The Patriarchy, Actually.