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

I don't go to parties to meet men. I go to parties to stand in a corner and watch people.

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

And the sooner you do the right thing, the better. You get it over with, and you don’t have to worry about it anymore. But who does that in real life?

Retribution is tricky. . . . The insult isn't usually worth the risk of punishment. And eventually one learns that karma has a surprising way of taking care of these situations. All you have to do is sit back and watch.

Rule number one: Why is it that the one time a cute guy talks to you, you have a friend who's in crisis?

It's hard to be careful, though, when you feel indestructible.