The purity of Jewish upbringing is the restrictions that one carries through life being a "nice Jewish girl" -- what a burden!"

"When a woman reaches twenty-six in America, she's on the slide. It's downhill all the way from then on. It doesn't give you a tremendous feeling of confidence and well-being."

"'You know you don't have to act with me, Steve. You don't have to say anything, and you don't have to do anything. Not a thing. Oh, maybe just whistle. You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow.'"

"A man's illness is his private territory and, no matter how much he loves you and how close you are, you stay an outsider. You are healthy."

I'm not the public.