Lionel: The thing is I've always found it really heartbreaking when people have a relationship to their bodies that is hostile. That relationship can be consuming for a lot of people in a really unpleasant way. I find that very sad. I'm afraid that's especially the case with women, though that neurotic relationship has become more masculine as well. After all, there's a big connection between my current book, The Motion of the Body Through Space, and a previous novel. It's a couple books back called Big Brother, which is all about obesity. I steered very carefully clear of issues of weight in the new book because I feel I've already dealt with that. I don't want to be redundant. They are, in some ways, companion pieces because I'm interested in the broader issue of our relationships to our bodies. That also means that, especially as the years advance, I'm interested in the experience of aging. That's something that, whether or not you're interested in it now, it will eventually become interested in you. You don't have much choice unless you're just going to die early, and that's not exactly enviable either. It's fascinating. It's one of the hardest things in the world to do well.