The thing I longed for as a teenager is now an object of neglect and scorn. I've grown to hate my telephone.

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

The struggle to be considered a grown-up begins, I believe, shortly after birth.

Bruce was a genius, conveniently born on Christmas Eve with, according to my mother, Messiah potential.

One of the things about what . . . I do - writing plays - is that a poll is not taken before you say, Well, I'm going to write this because I think that you're going to like this and therefore you'll buy a ticket for this.

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

Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.