The body of a young woman is God's greatest achievement...Of course, He could have built it to last longer but you can't have everything.

I feel like writing about a time when I was probably, and think all of us are, the happiest before the obligations start in.

I don’t like writing for comedians. I like writing for actors. The best comedians are the best actors.

I got brown sandwiches and green sandwiches. Its either very new cheese or very old meat. - Oscar Madison, from The Odd Couple

I firmly believe that if you follow a path that interests you, not to the exclusion of love, sensitivity, and cooperation with others, but with the strength of conviction that you can move others by your own efforts, and do not make success or failure the criteria by which you live, the chances are you'll be a person worthy of your own respects.

The first book was my first attempt at writing full-length prose.

Evan Handler's new book is simply wonderful. He pulls you inside his life, and you come out his very close friend.