You can't meet someone until you become what you're becoming.

Maybe young women don't wonder whether they can have it all any longer, but in case any of you are wondering, of course you can have it all. It will be a little messy, but embrace the mess. It will be complicated, but rejoice in the complications. It will not be anything like what you think it will be like, but surprises are good for you. And don't be frightened: you can always change your mind. I know: I've had four careers and three husbands.

people in New Orleans really care about food, care about it passionately, can spend hours arguing over whether Antoine's is better than Galatoire's or the other way around ... in New Orleans, there is basically nothing to do but eat and then argue about it.

Never marry a man you wouldn't want to be divorced from.

These days most women have jobs that last way too long. A lot of people in New York barely have time to get laid.

I have no desire to be dominated. Honestly I don't. And yet I find myself becoming angry when I'm not.

Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape.