The critical lessons in life hold sway whether you like it or not.

To many women mistake a man's hostility for wit and his silence for depth.

Of the first seven novels I wrote, numbers four and five were published. Numbers one, two, three, six, and seven, have never seen the light of day... and rightly so.

Thinking is hard work, which is why you don't see many people doing it.

There's a certain class of people who will do you in and then remain completely mystified by the depth of your pain.

It's disconcerting to realize how little you have to say to someone who once occupied such a prominent place in your bed.

Smile. It gives your face something to do.