You could wear the same outfit every single day and no guy - who isn't gay - will notice.

Stuart must have sensed my despair from the way I began lightly banging my forehead on the table.

I've heard people on panels say, 'You must have a Web site. You need to tweet. Repeat the title of your book constantly,' and I just want to say, 'Shut up. Everything you're saying is wrong.' People will know instantly if your only motivation for tweeting is to sell books.

Proximity doesn't breed familiarity.

Lecturing Brooks was as useful as lecturing a cat.

You can never visit the same place twice. Each time, it's a different story. By the very act of coming back, you wipe out what came before.

This pool is a triumph of imagination. That's how you win at life, Gin. You have to imagine your way through. Never say something can't be done. There's always a solution, even if it's weird.