The secret to happiness, at Thanksgiving or any time, is to find pleasure in imperfection.

Opening day. All you have to do is say the words and you feel the shutters thrown wide, the room air out, the light pour in. In baseball, no other day is so pure with possibility. No scores yet, no losses, no blame or disappointment. No hangover, at least until the game's over.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft

The first gay person I ever met was surely not the first gay person I ever met.

You can map your life through your favorite movies, and no two people's maps will be the same.

Don't waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind.

Linda Tripp has shown that a true friend is an archivist, a biographer.