In recompense, envy may be the subtlest - perhaps I should say the most insidious - of the seven deadly sins.

My wife who is non-Jewish regrets it all the time that I can say these terrible things about fellow Jews and she can't.

I am the heterosexual Truman Capote.

A cat is the only domestic animal I know who toilet trains itself and does a damned impressive job of it.

A writer can get into a vast deal of trouble through misquotation. If you ever want to receive lots of mail, I recommend you get a Shakespeare quote wrong in a magazine or newspaper.

I am married to someone I love.

In recompense, envy may be the subtlest - perhaps I should say the most insidious - of the seven deadly sins.