We think of death and loss as tragic twins, but in fact it is loss that hurts us.

The god that you dispense with today, will come back as a demon tomorrow.

Falling in love with another man is like falling into a vast vat of yourself. For some men this is ultimately nourishing, for others . . . it is drowning.

Wanting someone so much that his very presence takes your breath away is one of the most thrilling happenings in life. Not getting him in no way diminishes this.

Learn to detest things that do not allow you to be yourself, and embrace things that make that self larger, more thrilling, and voluptuous.

Still water does not only run deep. It runs dangerously.

Try to dwell on the people you'd like to love, instead of all the people you do loathe.

There are two things in life that money cannot buy: health and happiness. Aside from that, it does an excellent job.

There are certain restaurants where you should photograph the food rather than eat it. These are great places to bring a narcissistic boyfriend before you break up.

Learn the absolute pleasure of kindness.

I prefer the "tackiest" person in the world to the stylish person who has no tact.

What do I love when I love my God?

Live the dream AWAKE!

If I can do a romantic comedy with women, that's Everest to me.

It is not rebellion itself which is noble but the demands it makes upon us.

The short story ... is the most democratic of all the arts; anyone may tell a story, and if it is an absorbing one someone will listen.

Sometimes it takes a good fall to really know where you stand.

Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state, with its haughtiness, its violence, its punishment, its wars

Women and girls can do whatever they want. There is no limit to what we as women can accomplish.

The Democratic party is really just a giant day care center for squabbling little groups.

John Ford was so funny that I couldn't wait to go to work in the morning.