The universe may not always play fair, but at least it's got a hell of a sense of humor.

Love is dangerous, if you know it's dangerous, that makes you treasure it, and you'll work harder to keep it.

You don't want to peak in high school. If you do, the rest of your life is a disaster.

Out of all the neighborhoods in Manhattan, Soho in particular had the charged atmosphere of a movie set, populated with passersby who looked like extras from Central Casting, so perfectly did they fit into this environment. There was the feeling of everything being not quite real, or too perfectly cliched to actually be true, and it began to rain in a fine, misty drizzle from a black patent leather sky.

The most important thing in business is a persona, Nico,' he was fond of saying. 'People want to know immediately what they're dealing with. And when they think about you, you've got to stand out in their minds--like one of those characters in a novel.

Should, is the worst word in the English language. People always think things "should" be a certain way, and when they're not, they're disappointed.

Sometimes I want to be on 'The Real Housewives of New York.' I want to remind them to figure out how to get along and support each other.