All of [motherhood] surprised me. It surprised me from the very first second I saw Jack. I'd believed that my pregnancy was a condition. It never computed. And there he was. Everyone made fun of me because I stared at him for months and months, not being able to believe he was real.

[On Lisa Kudrow:] She's like the best kind of jazz there is. You don't know what note she's going to hit and it's always a surprise.

Oh, I'm so inadequate. And I love myself!.

When you read a book as a child, it becomes a part of your identity in a way that no other reading in your whole life does.

Any idiot can be brave, but courage is about knowing what's at stake, and moving forward anyway.

Once women find a way to form community, everyone reaps the rewards.

Women are socialized to be nice, to be docile. I call it 'shrink to fit': Shrink yourself to fit what others expect of you.