Think back to yourself at age 18. I know I was mighty different than the Patti I am today. As we grow up, we grow out of our haircuts, our apartments and - often times - our romantic decisions.

What I do know is that traditional gender roles are very real and flipping the norm is difficult for even the strongest, funniest, smartest men.

To get rid of depression, I swim with dolphins.

Coffee is cheap, drinks are an audition, lunch is an interview, but dinner means business; the business of romance.

Most people can't find love because they're picky, they overanalyze and they find things wrong in people. We call them flaw finders.

It's not easy to date when you're hefty. Besides I like feeling thin because it makes me feel amorous.

f you have been divorced once - male or female, but especially for females - and you’re over 40 you’re actually a commodity. It means you were able to commit once, and you’ll do it again.

If you're giving love and not receiving it, you're not in the right relationship. If you're receiving it and not giving it than you are taking advantage of the other person.

If you're going to get engaged make sure you've talked to your partner about life together in the years to come.

I'm a very stereotypical person... and that's part of my flavor, I guess, because I tell it like it is.

We have all loved a guy we know has issues. Despite popular opinions, until we give it a final try, the relationship will always be in the 'what if' stage.

We're never called on to do what hurts. We just do what hurts out of ignorance and habit. Once we see what we're doing, we can stop.

Physiology and Psychology are not at all separate from each other. Rather they are deeply intertwined.

I'm a bit of a shill for the Clinton Administration, which has its perks. I'm invited to all the inaugural balls.

Let thy discontents be thy secrets; if the world knows them 'twill despise thee and increase them.

It is my huge pleasure that my novels are translated into languages that are read among small numbers of people.

Carol Burnett, who played Miss Hannigan in 'Annie,' is as funny as it gets.

A computer does not substitute for judgment any more than a pencil substitutes for literacy. But writing without a pencil is no particular advantage.

Everybody in the media thinks the New York Times is the bible. So whatever is in it is safe to run and is gospel, and is unchallengeable. It's infallible.

That was the absolute worst catch phrase I've ever heard in the history of Monday Night Raw.

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.