Every time women make tremendous strides, the right wing gets terrified and creates laws making it hard to get an abortion or birth control.

It is the nature of those books we call classics to wait patiently on the shelf for us to grow into them.

There is nothing fiercer than a failed artist. The energy remains, but, having no outlet, it implodes in a great black fart of rage which smokes up all the inner windows of the soul. Horrible as successful artists often are, there is nothing crueler or more vain than a failed artist.

I have enormous pride in the survival of the Jewish people, the cultural heritage of the Jewish people, but I'm not observant, and I don't belong to a synagogue. I don't go to temple on high holy days, but I'm proud to be Jewish.

They keep saying the right person will come along. I think mine got hit by a truck.

This is the sad bed of chosen chastity because you are miles and mountains away.

I think the Jews are an amazing group of people and their survival is amazing.