Because of the Internet everybody sees the same stuff. You can buy the clothes of New York, even if you're not living there. So I think that the accessibility, in this case, drives buying choices more than anything else.

remember this: no matter how politely or distinctly you ask a Parisian a question he will persist in answering you in French.

The Word Lady: Most Often Used to Describe Someone You Wouldn't Want to Talk to for Even Five Minutes.

Instead of writing it wrong six times and then writing it right, I think it wrong six times and then write it right the seventh time.

When I saw a phone on a plane for the first time, I panicked ... I thought people were going to call me.

In conversation you can use timing, a look, an inflection. But on the page all you have is commas, dashes, the amount of syllables in a word. When I write, I read everything out loud to get the right rhythm.

Large, naked, raw carrots are acceptable as food only to those who live in hutches eagerly awaiting Easter.