They say life's what happens when you're busy making other plans. But sometimes in New York, life is what happens when you're waiting for a table.

That's another reason I love New York. Just like that, it can go from bad to cute.

You can't live in New York City and be the most important person in town; you just can't. There are too many other important people here.

One of the things that's great about New York is that it is not a one-industry town. It has education, academia, the service industry, arts, publishing, theater, politics, fashion, finance, as well as movie-making.

Are there women in New York who are just there to make us feel bad about ourselves?

New York is definitely haunted. Old lovers, ex-boyfriends, anyone you have unresolved issues with you are bound to run into again and again until you resolve them.