Freud said he didn't know what women wanted. I know what women want. They want a whole lot of people to talk to.

We have such a young culture that there is an opportunity to contribute wonderful new myths to it, which will be accepted.

egregious. most people think that word means terrible or unheard of or unforgivable. it has a much more interesting story than that to tell. it means "outside the herd." imagine that - thousands of people, outside the herd.

That specific remedy for the worldwide epidemic of depression is a gift called the blues.

When I used to teach creative writing, I would tell the students to make their characters want something right away.

Like all real heroes, Charley had a fatal flaw. He refused to believe that he had gonorrhea, whereas the truth was that he did.

Still and all, why bother? Here's my answer. Many people need desperately to receive this message: I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.