Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you'll have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either of them might run out.

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

Thanksgiving without tension is like a Thanksgiving without turkey. It can be done, but it is not the norm.

When you're thinking, "Why do I have to eat Aunt Sue's casserole with potato chips crumbled on top again?" change that thought to "A couple of bites won't kill me."

Do not read beauty magazines. They only make you feel ugly.

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