Our ability to delude ourselves may be an important survival tool.

The first time Adam had a chance, he laid the blame on woman.

Babies don't need fathers, but mothers do. Someone who is taking care of a baby needs to be taken care of.

I'm furious about the Women's Liberationists. They keep getting up on soapboxes and proclaiming that women are brighter than men. That's true, but it should be kept quiet or it ruins the whole racket.

Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people who are willing to admit that they are crazy.

The head never rules the heart, but just becomes its partner in crime.

Not only have women been successful in entering fields in which men are supposed to have a more natural aptitude, but they have created entirely new businesses.

"Lots of people think they're charitable if they give away their old clothes and things they don't want."

Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

I define comfort as self-acceptance. When we finally learn that self-care begins and ends with ourselves, we no longer demand sustenance and happiness from others.

I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell my children that they just about throw up.

We all like stories that make us cry. It's so nice to feel sad when you've nothing in particular to feel sad about.

In Hollywood, an equitable divorce settlement means each party getting fifty percent of publicity.

Women are at last becoming persons first and wives second, and that is as it should be.

We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.

Shopping is better than sex. If you're not satisfied after shopping you can make an exchange for something you really like.

I like people who refuse to speak until they are ready to speak.

One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.

No nice men are good at getting taxis.