Humor is a show of both strength and of vulnerability: you are willing to make the first move but you are trusting in the response of your listener.

I personally translated the word 'vendetta' as Italian for 'What do you mean, "you want to see other women"?

Think of the funniest story from your life. Chances are, it was something awful at the time.

Birthdays are a reward for having shown up 365 days in a row. It's like getting a badge for attendance.

Confessions are like tattoos in that 1) You convince yourself that the immediate pain of going through the process means it won't bother you later on; 2) They are permanent.

Interestingly, anger and lust are also elusive states once they have passed. Trying to recall why you were angry about something when you've calmed down is like trying to remember why you were in love with someone who no longer attracts you: the initial impulse triggering the emotion is impossible to recapture.

I am constantly surprised that the simple word 'feminism' raises more eyebrows and initiates more sad-faced head-shaking than any elaborate stream of invective I have ever leveled at either the I.R.S. or the D.M.V.