I'm not saying that there's anything better than mated bliss at its best, but I'm saying that living alone is as good in its own way. But we haven't quite given ourselves permission to recognize that.

If there's anything worse than a woman living alone, it's a woman saying she likes it.

Marriage takes work, but so does living alone. One of the things you have to work at is to have enough human resources and to plan ahead... be willing to take responsibility for making the arrangements and building the bridges. People will walk across the bridge to you, but they probably won't build the bridge, and once you accept that, then you can have a very full life.

I've lived on my own since I was 18, and I really love living alone. That, to me, is just great.

You know, one of my fears about living alone so long is that you get used to doing everything your own way.

It's amazing living alone. I'm very lucky. It's like a refuge.