People say children from broken homes have it hard, but the children of charmed marriages have their own particular challenges.

Ironic people always dissolve when confronted with earnestness, it's their kryptonite

I was pretending, the way I often did, pretending to have a personality. I can't help it, it's what I've always done: The way some women change fashion regularly, I change personalities. What persona feels good, what's coveted, what's au courant? I think most people do this, they just don't admit it, or else they settle on one persona because they are too lazy or stupid to pull a switch.

Don't be discouraged - every relationship you have is a failure, until you find the right one.

There are no really new stories anymore.

To refuse has so many more consequences than submitting.

He was one of those guys who'd pronounce I'm a hugger as he came at you, neglecting to ask if the feeling was mutual.