Ellen had long ago stopped being embarrassed by temper tantrums. She flipped it and wore it like a badge of honor. A temper tantrum was a sign that a mom said no when it counted.

I love the dignity in the name Philadelphia, but at heart, we're Philly.

Testosterone should be a controlled substance.

I am really, I think, truly an easygoing, positive, fun person.

everything associated with weddings cost the same - a fortune.

I love everything about Philadelphia, and its food is like the city itself: real-deal, hearty, and without pretension. We've always had an underdog vibe as a city, but that just makes us try harder, and I love our scrappiness and scruffiness.

The truth is that every writer, whether it's fiction or nonfiction, is trying to write something truly original and that's what I think I'm doing.