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

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

The price of dishonesty is self-destruction.

Show me a writer, any writer, who hasn't suffered and I'll show you someone who writes in pastels as opposed to primary colors.

Gossip is irresponsible communication. Irresponsible because it is at the expense of another person who is not there to defend herself. Irresponsible because it is not constructive: it helps no one, least of all the person being gossiped about.

I write poetry. It comes naturally to me, but from a technical point of view it forces me to pay close attention to language and to scan.

Oppression works in such a way that it holds every person responsible for the acts of any wrongdoer of the oppressed group.