Doing the right thing for someone else was like a tonic for me; it was like some magic ointment that made a wound disappear

You have to calendar time for yourself even if you have no idea what youre going to do with it.

I got more and more politically active and just followed the course of feminism and sexual liberation

Familiarity with your lover is what initially makes sex really good.

Many Americans who are not fastened at the temples to a Christian prayer book are offended by politicians who justify their decisions by piously quoting the Old Testament.

I'm like the kid in kindergarten; I really do send valentines to everyone.

In fact, I think for a lot of writers, it's so hard to be read.