Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you'll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.

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."

Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.

Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles and to emerge with a variety of views.

Here's a thing about the death of your mother, or anyone else you love: You can't anticipate how you'll feel afterward. People will tell you; a few may be close to right, none exactly right.

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

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