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

Charity always feels better to the donor than to the recipient.

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.

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

Once you become aware of what means the most to you, you're less likely to put off something that's really valuable for something that matters much less... it's knowing the difference between what's important and what isn't that allows us to solve problems effectively.

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

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