"My own life has in some ways been a decades-long tour of the sibling experience. I have full sibs, I have half-sibs, and for a time I had step-sibs."

"Marriage is a lot of things - a source of love, security, the joy of children, but it's also an interpersonal battlefield, and it's not hard to see why: Take two disparate people, toss them together in often-confined quarters, add the stresses of money and kids - now lather, rinse, repeat for the rest of your natural life. What could go wrong?"

"As the National Football League and other pro sports increasingly reckon with the early dementia, mental health issues, suicides and even criminal behavior of former players, the risk of what's known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), is becoming clear."

"Paul McCartney had a baby when he was 61 Rod Stewart was 66 Rupert Murdoch was a stunning 72. Not only does that mean they'll have less stamina than the average dad, that means they'll, well, check out a lot sooner too."

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."

"I see possibilities in everything. For everything that's taken away, something of greater value has been given."

"Kindness is the invisible thread that binds all kindred spirits together. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"I eat whatever I want. I like bread and cheese and wine, and that makes my life fun and enjoyable."