Men, as a general rule, shy away from therapy because there is no obvious way to keep score.

Men who have a lot of charm have it in place of something real that you are eventually going to want from them and find that they do not have.

I think people figure out early in their lives what currency they can work in.

my mother ... took the fact that my taste differed from hers as a personal insult.

I always hated those classic kid movies like Old Yeller or The Yearling where the beloved pet dies. What would be so wrong with having those damn kids learn their lessons about mortality from watching Grandpa kick? Then at least the dog would be around to comfort them.

Beware the cute, hot guy who kind of reminds you of the parent you don't get along with: your cold, distant father who left when you were a kid or your hot-tempered mother whom you could never please.

No one would argue against the fact that L.A. leads the country in opportunities for being hip and pretentious.