Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.

I have made a lot of mistakes falling in love, and regretted most of them, but never the potatoes that went with them.

People have only one way to be.

[Wellesley College] is about as meaningful to the educational process in America as a perfume factory is to the national economy.

Why do people write books that say it's better to be older than to be younger? It's not better. Even if you have all your marbles, you're constantly reaching for the name of the person you met the day before yesterday.

Most of us live our lives devoid of cinematic moments.

My mother was a good recreational cook, but what she basically believed about cooking was that if you worked hard and prospered, someone else would do it for you.