I believe our concept of romantic love is irrational, impossible to fulfill and the cause of many broken homes. No human being can maintain that rarefied atmosphere of 'true love'.

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

Guilt is a Jewish invention improved upon by Christians for the last two thousand years.

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.

Mothers have a habit of proving right except you don't find that out until you're the age your mother was when she gave you the advice.

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

People who care for you inevitably become beautiful.