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Parenting is not for everybody. It changes your life. Especially when they're little.

So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.

I think being a parent is the most challenging thing you do. That's why we're here. It's at the heart of what it is to be a human being. It's the ultimate experience because it questions everything about who you are. But it's difficult.

Being a parent can make you a horrible person at times, because you're pushed to the limit constantly.

The one thing about being a parent is the ability to be selfless: To give up the things you want and need for the benefit of someone else.

Being a parent is about your survival. Surviving the terrible two's is the most important thing.

Being a parent means my time use has to be a bit more focused, but it also gives me a new non-writing dimension to my life, which is a healthy thing. I can't wander along for weeks with an idea drifting through my head - I have someone who will drag me back into life, and that's a good thing.

Being a parent is the hardest thing in the world... the psychological toll it takes on you because these lives are in your hands. I take it very seriously.

Nobody ever becomes an expert parent. But I think good parenting is about consistency. It's about being there at big moments, but it's also just the consistency of decision making. And it's routine.