a few bad apples is no reason not to visit the orchard.

Focus on yourself -- do what you want, when you want, without having to consider anyone else's agenda.

I've always expressed my thoughts in color but we remain blind.

Oh, don't be silly - EVERYONE wants this. Everyone wants to be *us*.

I definitely like clothes as much as the next girl, just not to the extent of people who work in the fashion industry.

Naturally, I mine my girlfriends lives for good anecdotes and stories - so many of their experiences find their way into my books.

I'm not denying that he's a terrific guy, but I'm not sure he's terrific for me.

He certainly seems like the perfect guy but none of that matters if he's not the perfect guy for you.

Mom and Dad were great, but being asked where I was going every time I left the house - or where I'd been every time I returned - got old quickly.

This was exhausting. If she was going to make this kind of emotional investment in someone, he should at least be a proper boyfriend. But for a casual fling? She could drive herself crazy.

Susie and Pippa clinked their glasses together. I followed suit, but my heart wasn't in it anymore. It had already left the building.

College is about exposing students to many things and creating an aphrodisiac atmosphere so that they might fall in lifelong love with a few.

Women's liberation is the liberation of the feminine in the man and the masculine in the woman.

I'd love to teach a self-defense class for ladies, specifically about running away from psychos in masks chasing them with chainsaws.

I paint the spirit and soul of what I see.

If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.

Do not fall prey to the false belief that mastery and domination are synonymous with manliness.

A barrier is of ideas, not of things.

My favorite band was The Band, and nobody compares in my mind with The Band.