For me, having it all is being paid to write novels.

My parents had a great marriage. Interestingly, it made it harder for me in relationships because I knew what a good relationship looked like.

All men are a disappointment. No matter what anyone says.

There's so many things that mattered so much in my 20s and 30s that don't matter now.

I do not pick the wrong guys. They pick me.

I think that one of the things that has changed the perception is that there are so many more single people. In New York City, it's 47 percent. When you have that many people who are single, they have a bigger voice and they're more willing to speak and say, 'We're not miserable, we're not sitting at home waiting for Mr. or Ms. Right, we're having a good time.' And I think single people have better friendships.

I didn't want it to be this way." "Yes, you did," she said, "because it is." "I just want to be with someone normal," he said. "I just want to have a normal life." "Excuse me," she said. "You're a little crazy," he said. "You're too old to act the way you do. You've got to grow up. You've got to take care of yourdelf. I'm afraid for you. You can't think that people are going to take care of you all the time.