Peace means no one is worried about anyone else's cookie...in this moment we are all quietly content with the cookies we have.

The past was a minefield about which few maps seemed to agree. And why should that surprise me? It's a big place.p. 30

Gradually you became my worst memories with a beautiful past

Self-consciousness isn't just A curse. It is part of THE curse.

We're all ants. I'm a glittery little ant.

People who do not speak our language very well do complain of feeling rebuffed by French people, who can sometimes be impatient, or even intolerant.

We're always too skinny, or too fat. Too tall, or too short. We're shaming each other, and we're shaming ourselves, and it sucks.

You shouldn't read so much, you'll get a brain tumor.

The greatest threat to our national security is our debt. We borrow a million dollars a minute.

I was 29 when I wrote my first novel. But I was 45 when I quit for good. I was a 16-year overnight success.

When you've got Roger Ailes on your side, you do not lose.