There's too much democracy in the culture, not enough in the society.

For the movie review columns, I always knew exactly what I was going to write about - the movies.

There are two modes of transport in Los Angeles: car and ambulance. Visitors who wish to remain inconspicuous are advised to choose the latter

Money...buys privacy, silence. The less money you have, the noisier it is; the thinner your walls, the closer your neighbors.... The first thing you notice when you step into the house or apartment of a rich person is how quiet it is.

To lose yourself in a book is the desire of the bookworm. I mean to be taken. That is my desire.

Don't bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.

You sit or stand in the subway, and you look around - I do, because I don't have a phone so I'm not playing a game - and you see people.