A wedding, a great wedding, is just a blast. A celebration of romance and community and love... What is unfun about that? Nothing.

And you're going to teach me how to make love? It doesn't sound like much fun.

I never understood what the big deal is about privacy.

There's two identity markers I'm sure of, and one is, I'm Jewish. And the other is, I'm a writer. There's just no arguing with either thing. I'm just Jewish.

I think all the time about the ways in which I'm the beneficiary of the women's movement's success.

I haven't really rebelled. I just think my parents were right. I never disagreed with anything that I was brought up with, in terms of their values or politics.