sex has never been private and it never will be. We perform the act in private but we must be public about the connection. Sex is how we pass down worldly goods. It's how we create the primary unit of our society, the couple. ... This rule applies to gay people as well as straight people. ... The community absolutely must know who is straight, who is gay, who is married, and who is single. Without that information we make painful mistakes and lose time.

Seriousness is the refuge of the shallow. There are events and personal experiences that call forth seriousness but they are fewer than most of us think.

The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.

Don't ask to live in tranquil times. Literature doesn't grow there.

Writers are the moral purifiers of the culture. We may not be pure ourselves but we must tell the truth, which is a purifying act.

I earned two Emmy nominations for writing, and two of the shows I had written were nominated for best in their category.

Today we live in a society suffering from ethical rickets.