“Always look like you know where you're going, even when you don't”

“When you're alone, it's easier," she said a little wistfully. "You can do what you want. You don't have to go home.”

“When it comes to people--don't write about who you know, but what you know of human nature.”

“When it comes to people -- don't write about who you know; but what you know of human nature.”

“He still went out nearly every night. I thought, is this what he's going to do when we have the baby? Have I made another terrible mistake with a man? You don't really know a man until you have a child with him. Then you see so much. Is he kind? Is he tolerant? Is he loving? Or is he immature and egotistical and selfish? When you have a child, it can go two ways with your husband: You love him even more, or you lose all respect for him. And if you lose respect, there's no way to get it back...”

“Rule number three: Best friends always think you deserve the best guy even if the best guy barely knows you exist.”

“The only way to look at men is like they're electrons. They have all these charges sticking out, and they're always looking for a hole where they can put those charges.”