I was thirty-seven when I went to work writing the column. I was too old for a paper route, too young for Social Security, and too tired for an affair."

Dreams have only one owner at a time. That's why dreamers are lonely.

It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.

"If you can't make it better, you can laugh at it."

Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the 'Titanic' who waved off the dessert cart.