she died of internal weeping
What all the ads and whoreoscopes seemed to imply was that if only you were narcissistic enough, if only you took proper care of your smells, your har, your boobs, your eyelashes, your armpits, your c...
I had forgotten how awful it was to be a woman alone--the leering glances, the catcalls, the offers of help which you dared not accept for fear of incurring a sexual debt. The awful sense of vulnerabi...
Everyone has talent. What's rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads.
I thought to spend my declining years writing poetry and teaching - but that won't pay the Bergdorf's bill. I think I'll move to somewhere life is cheaper.
Women are their own worst enemies. And guilt is the main weapon of self-torture…Show me a woman who doesn’t feel guilty and I’ll show you a man.
Why are women so ungenerous to other women? Is it because we have been tokens for so long? Or is there a deeper animosity we owe it to ourselves to explore?A publisher...couldn't understand why women...
Someday every woman will have orgasms- like every family has color TV- and we can all get on with the business of life.
Everyone has a talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark places where it leads.
I was afraid to write Fear of Flying ergo I had to write it. I have lived my life according to this principle: If I'm afraid of it then I must do it.
Bigamy is having one husband too many. Monogamy is the same.
I know some good marriages-marriages where both people are just trying to get through their days by helping each other being good to each other.
Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man.
Famous people complain about fame, but they never want to give it back, myself included.
It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.
When I met my husband, I refused to invite him home for Passover because I was embarrassed my mother might serve all the catered dishes in the wrong order.
Beware of books. They are more than innocent assemblages of paper and ink and string and glue. If they are any good, they have the spirit of the author within. Authors are rogues and ruffians and easy...
Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are.
Without the gods, how would I sing?' I asked.With your own voice,' he said.
The ultimate sexist put-down: the prick which lies down on the job. The ultimate weapon in the war between the sexes: the limp prick. The banner of the enemy's encampment: the prick at half-mast. The...