Confessions Are Like Tattoos In

Confessions Are Like Tattoos In That 1) You Convince Yourself That The Immediate Pain Of Going Through The Process Means It Won't Bother You Later On; 2) They Are Permanent.

Having A Lean And Hungry Look Was Frowned Upon In My Italian Neighborhood Where A Girl Was Considered Too Skinny If She Could Make Her Knees Touch.

I Have An Intimate Relationship With Books. After All, I Take Them With Me Into The Bathtub-not An Invitation I Offer Lightly.

Truth Is Like Nuclear Waste: It Needs To Be Dealt With Carefully. Sometimes It Needs To Be Buried Way, Way Out Of Town. And Sometimes It Should Never Be Uncovered At All.

I Am Constantly Surprised That The Simple Word 'feminism' Raises More Eyebrows And Initiates More Sad-faced Head-shaking Than Any Elaborate Stream Of Invective I Have Ever Leveled At Either The I.r.s. Or The D.m.v.