Book tours are like boot camp but with little sleep and less food.
If you can't raise consciousness, at least raise hell.
friendship is love made bearable.
The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.
[A pariah is] something like a martyr with more suffering and less class.
Consider the "new" woman. She's trying to be Pollyanna Borgia, clearly a conflict of interest. She's supposed to be a ruthless winner at work and a bundle of nurturing sweetness at home.