Genius is a strong aphrodisiac.

A baby's mother also needs a mother.

But we should ask the question: Why should a writer be more than a writer? Why should a writer be a guru? Why are we supposed to be psychiatrists? Isn't it enough to write and tell the truth? It's not like telling the truth is common. Writers are the earthworms of society. We aerate the soil. That's enough.

You're not too fat; you're just in the wrong country.

The absolute bedrock of our independence is having control over our own bodies. You cannot be independent if the government or someone else says whether or not you can use birth control. Unless you're in charge of your body, you're not in charge of anything. I think that's really the bottom line of feminism.

If you apologize for something that isn't your fault in the first place, you, in effect, confirm their belief that it is your fault.

Many, many people have done a lot more sexual experimentation than I have.