When women feel they have learned to forgive their mothers - and men, their fathers - all it usually means is that they've decided to allow themselves the same kind of behavior.

What we love about love is the fever, which marriage puts to bed and cures.

Every creature stalks some other, catches it, and is caught.

Beauty often fades, but seldom so swiftly as the joy it gives us.

The two main hazards of psychoanalysis: that it might fail, and that if it succeeds, you'll never be able to forgive yourself for all those wasted years.

The woman just ahead of you at the supermarket checkout has all the delectable groceries you didn't even know they carried.

If you jot down every silly thought that pops into your mind, you will soon find out everything you most seriously believe.