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“People always blame the girl; she should have said no. A monosyllable, but conventional wisdom has always been that boys can't manage it.”

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The New York Times, sect. 4, p. 13 (April 11, 1993).

“Some of my best friends are men. It is simply that I think women are superior to men. There, I've said it. It's my dirty little secret. […]
The other day, a very wise friend of mine asked "Have you ever noticed that what passes as a terrific man would only be an adequate woman?" A Roman candle went off in my head; she was absolutely right. What I expect from my male friends is that there are polite and clean. What I expect from my female friends is unconditional love, the ability to finish my sentences for me when I am sobbing, and the ability to tell me why the meat thermometer isn't supposed to touch the bone.”

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The New York Times. Living Out Loud, pp. 26-27 (1988)

“People who wish to salute the free and independent side of their evolutionary character acquire cats. People who wish to pay homage to their servile and salivating roots own dogs.”

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The New York Times. Thinking Out Loud, p. 122 (1993)

“If men got pregnant, there would be safe, reliable methods of birth control. They'd be inexpensive, too.”

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The New York Times. Living Out Loud, p. 31 (1988)