[on The Writers She Admires:] I Prefer

I Don't Care If New York Avoided Bankruptcy By Substituting Tourism For The Garment Business.

In Real Life, I Assure You, There Is No Such Thing As Algebra.

Vegetables Are Interesting But Lack A Sense Of Purpose When Unaccompanied By A Good Cut Of Meat.

If You Feel The Urge To Write, Just Lie Down And Read A Book: It Will Pass.

Smoking Is The Great Romance Of My Lifetime. If I Could Find Someone I Wanted Forty-five Times A Day, Perhaps I Could Stop.