I am continually fascinated at the difficulty intelligent people have in distinguishing what is controversial from what is merely offensive.

Quote by Nora Ephron

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In my sex fantasy, nobody ever loves me for my mind.

In my sex fantasy, nobody ever loves me for my mind.

My mother wanted us to understand that the tragedies of your life one day have...

My mother wanted us to understand that the tragedies of your life one day have...

It seemed to me that the desire to get married - which, I regret to...

It seemed to me that the desire to get married - which, I regret to...

I don't care who you are. When you sit down to write the first page...

I don't care who you are. When you sit down to write the first page...

As far as the men who are running for president are concerned, they aren't even...

As far as the men who are running for president are concerned, they aren't even...

With any child entering adolescence, one hunts for signs of health, is desperate for the...

With any child entering adolescence, one hunts for signs of health, is desperate for the...

What my mother believed about cooking is that if you worked hard and prospered, someone...

What my mother believed about cooking is that if you worked hard and prospered, someone...

My mother was a good recreational cook, but what she basically believed about cooking was...

My mother was a good recreational cook, but what she basically believed about cooking was...

The desire to get married, which - I regret to say, I believe is basic...

The desire to get married, which - I regret to say, I believe is basic...

If pregnancy were a book they would cut the last two chapters.

If pregnancy were a book they would cut the last two chapters.

What will happen to sex after liberation? Frankly, I don't know. It is a great...

What will happen to sex after liberation? Frankly, I don't know. It is a great...

Whenever I get married, I start buying Gourmet magazine.

Whenever I get married, I start buying Gourmet magazine.

I try to write parts for women that are as complicated and interesting as women...

I try to write parts for women that are as complicated and interesting as women...

My mother wanted us to understand that the tragedies of your life one day have...

My mother wanted us to understand that the tragedies of your life one day have...

There are plenty of men who philander during the summer, to be sure, but they...

There are plenty of men who philander during the summer, to be sure, but they...

My mother was a good recreational cook, but what she basically believed about cooking was...

My mother was a good recreational cook, but what she basically believed about cooking was...

Summer bachelors, like summer breezes, are never as cool as they pretend to be.

Summer bachelors, like summer breezes, are never as cool as they pretend to be.

Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people...

Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people...

Beware of men who cry. It's true that men who cry are sensitive to and...

Beware of men who cry. It's true that men who cry are sensitive to and...