Tragedy massages the human ego even as comedy deflates it. ... Tragedy pits us against large foes and the trip wire is our own character. ... In comedy we fall afoul of one another. Comedy depends on social life, on our behavior in groups. In tragedy you can observe one human against the gods. In comedy it's one human versus other humans and often one man (or woman if I'm writing it) against her own worst impulses.

the reason for revolution is so the good things in life circulate.

Don't hope more than you're willing to work.

My lesbianism is an act of Christian charity. All those women out there praying for a man, and I'm giving them my share.

I don't want to die. I think death is a greatly overrated experience.

Sex is a pleasurable exercise in plumbing, but be careful or you'll get yeast in your drain tap.

I do think women avoid power. Power assumes responsibility and accountability, and I think many, many women want to have it both ways.