Why should a bad marriage have been so much more compelling than no marriage? Why had I clung to my misery so? Why did I believe it was all I had?
Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.
The sexuality doesn’t end. It really doesn’t. You’re sexual your whole life, if you’re a sexual person.
Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.
I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.
You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.
It’s horrible getting older. I mean, it’s wonderful because you see the circles of life get completed. But it’s horrible losing your looks.
We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.
Life has no plot. It is by far more interesting than anything you can say about it...
If you’ve been a pretty woman and always pursued by lovers, losing that and not having that – it feels like a great loss.
Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They depart to teach us about loss. A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs, your heart is very big.
Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for.
I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.
Sex just as a drive, as a hormonal drive, is not very interesting.
The hardest part is believing in yourself at the notebook stage. It is like believing in dreams in the morning.
Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.
Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar.
True intimacy is rare and it depends on other things besides sex.
Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.