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.

Whenever I get married, I start buying Gourmet magazine.

Whenever I get married, I start buying Gourmet magazine.

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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...