Now that I look back on it, having retired from being a reporter, it was kind of romantic. It was a wonderful way to live ones life, just as I imagined it would be when I was 6 or 7. – Charles Kuralt
No, actually The Host was totally a palate-cleanser for me. I wanted to do something a little bit different than romantic love. Romantic love is in there, obviously, because I enjoy writing about that and living it a lot. – Stephenie Meyer
It is true that women tend to be more identified with their bodies because in this crazy world, both men and women measure womens value as human beings in relationship to their physical appearance. – Andrew Cohen