I grew up in the north woods of Canada. You had to know certain things about survival. Wilderness survival courses weren't very formalized when I was growing up, but I was taught certain things about what to do if I got lost in the woods.

If I were going to convert to any religion I would probably choose Catholicism because it at least has female saints and the Virgin Mary.

If one of the arguments against eating meat is to do with cruelty and animal intelligence, then lab meat avoids that. There's also the environmental argument for it.

For years I wanted to be older, and now I am.

Before the tribunal of nature, a man has no more right to life than a rattlesnake; he has no more right to liberty than any wild beast; his right to the pursuit of happiness is nothing but a license to maintain the struggle for existence, if he can find within himself the powers with which to do it.

One of my favorite passages in 'Leaves of Grass,' that breathless, exuberant poem so rich and full of innocence and joy and generosity and compassion, is 'Mannahatta.'

Loving and parenting a dog as a single parent can create all sorts of new and unusual problems, but also new sources of joy.

All religions try to benefit people, with the same basic message of the need for love and compassion, for justice and honesty, for contentment.