I don't do emoticons unless I'm making a big deal out of them. I'll type out, 'This is so amusing it makes me want to grin in pixels.' And then do it.

I can say with a solid degree of authority that I am a selfish person. I spontaneously forget the names of more people than not, unless I want to make out with them. I will take the last square of toilet paper off the roll without thinking twice. I tip taxi drivers so poorly I'm amazed none of them have run over my foot while speeding off.

I have definitely had experiences where I can feel the shift from simply living my life to being slightly outside of my life and taking notes.

Not all shabby is chic, just like not every porn actor is a star.

I love giving people advice on what to do with their books, but I don't really know how a Kindle Single gets covered.

In every woman's wardrobe, there are certain accessories that cannot be separated from their back stories.

Cats and their owners are on a private, exclusive loop of affection. Thus cats have become symbolic of a community eschewed and a hyper-engagement with oneself. They represent the profound danger of growing so independent in New York that it's not merely that you don't need anyone - it's that you don't know how to need anyone.