The older we get, the more Jewish we become in my family.

The bruise on the heart which at first feels incredibly tender to the slightest touch eventually turns all the shades of the rainbow and stops aching. We forget about it. We even forget we have hearts until the next time. And then we wonder how we ever could have forgotten. We think this one is better, because, in fact, we cannot fully remember the time before.

I have lived my life according to this principle: If I'm afraid of it, then I must do it.

We don't have a clear path forward, and that's been the case for feminism since the 18th century, when the idea of the rights of women actually began.

I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.

of all the foolish Fears of Humankind, Fear of the Future is by far the most foolish.

Venice, that capital city of dream and intrigue, that double city (one above and seemingly solid, one below, wavering and reflected in the waters), which never disappoints.