piety is like garlic: a little goes a long way.

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

Morals are private. Decency is public.

Content without style is propaganda or adolescence. Style without content is decadence.

Alcohol is an allergy of the body and an obsession of the mind.

What happens to children and families today who sit around the television? They're watching made-up stories. It's not their experience and it's not truly shared. A human being must learn at a very young age how to connect to other human beings. Our technologies are driving us apart, only connecting us in terms of information, not in terms of emotions.

When Mother died I was both freed and abandoned, as are we all at this profound juncture in our lives.