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

I am the heterosexual Truman Capote.

Courage is nine-tenths context. What is courageous in one setting can be foolhardy in another and even cowardly in a third.

Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all.

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

The pleasure of jogging and running is rather like that of wearing a fur coat in Texas in August: the true joy comes in being able to take the damn thing off.

Not to like ice cream is to show oneself uninterested in food.