Yeah I loved, as a kid growing up, I loved science-fiction.

For me, growing up, the downside of it was that as a kid you don't want to stand out. You don't want to have a famous father let alone get a job because of your famous father, you know? But I'm a product of nepotism. That's how I got my foot in the door, through my dad.

I'm pretty critical of myself as far as reaching some sort of perfect bull's-eye or target that I'm aiming for.

If you open your heart, then the object of your love becomes so precious because you are so open. And that philosophy, that caring, spreads.

I did know Ted Hughes and I partly wrote the book to explain to myself and others the complexities of a marriage that was for six years wonderfully productive of poetry and then ended in tragedy.

Marriage is no longer the main way in which societies regulate sexuality and parenting or organize the division of labor between men and women.

Young women are still looking for a prince on a white charger to come over the hill or for Mr. Rochester to appear. We all pretend we're right-on feminists, but underneath that, there's still the bedrock of romance.

I always feel stupid giving advice since I've been married, what, a year? I can say this: Be in it for the long haul and just know there are going to be rough patches. No two people are the same, there are going to be areas where you just don't click.