The American notion of family is perhaps the most romanticized, deep-rooted, and misery-producing fantasy of the last hundred years.

Sex is ... scratching an itch Everything else is something we project on a very simple act. It's the psychology, not the biology, that's complicated.

The thing about sex is not that you're naked physically, but if you do it right, that you're naked emotionally.

A dedication to perfection means that we are doomed always to be just a heartbeat way - from exposure. Perfection is unchanging; lives are ongoing.

The American notion of family is perhaps the most romanticized, deep-rooted, and misery-producing fantasy of the last hundred years.

Getting enough of what you want without depriving anyone else is the ultimate act of selfishness and sanity.

In its purest form, dating is auditioning for mating (and auditioning means we may or may not get the part).