It's only before realities set in that we can treasure our delusions.

I haven't seen so much tippy-toeing around since the last time I went to the ballet. When members of the arts community were askedthis week about one of their biggest benefactors, Philip Morris, and its requests that they lobby the New York City Council on the company's behalf, the pas de deux of self- justification was so painstakingly choreographed that it constituted a performance all by itself.

I will never understand people who think that the way to show their righteous opposition to sexual freedom is to write letters full of filthy words.

All of the qualities that you need to be a good opinion columnist tend to be qualities that aren't valued in women.

I'm sure not afraid of success and I've learned not to be afraid of failure. The only thing I'm afraid of now is of being someone I don't like much.

That's what makes life so hard for women, that instead of thinking that this is the way things are, we always think it's the way we are.

Jane Austen may not be the best writer, but she certainly writes about the best people. And by that I mean people just like me.