The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain.

I don't much like to think that being a bachelor girl limits how you see the world. On the other hand, I know it certainly limits how the world sees you.

I thought I would write something that would make some people uncomfortable. . . . What intrigued me, I think, was the idea of women of my own generation who were successful, intelligent, coming to power and suddenly in the public arena. I started to think about what they are allowed and what they are not allowed.

Sloth is the fastest-growing lifestyle movement in the world, and that's because it is completely doable. If you embrace sloth, it's the last thing you'll ever have to do again.

I really worked at becoming more assertive, and now none of my friends talk to me.

Being a grownup means assuming responsibility for yourself, for your children, and - here's the big curve - for your parents.

The signature of a truly enviable woman is the tenacity and continuity of her women friends.