Gina Barreca

“Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man.”

“If you are not yelling at your kids, you are not spending enough time with them.”

“Men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage — they've experienced pain and bought jewelry.”

“The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don't let it get the best of you.”

“It's not the men in my life that count, it's the life in my men.”

“Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.”

“I believe in the curative power of laughter and the healing power of telling your own story.”

“When a man says that he is going to be a writer, everybody pats him on the back... When a woman says she is going to be a writer, everybody says, 'Oh, you're so brave.'”

“For a woman to say she has had a dalliance with another woman is quite a different thing than for a man to say he has had a dalliance with another man.”

“Feminism is the radical notion that women are people.”

“I want a man who's kind and understanding. Is that too much to ask of a millionaire?”

“My mother's gifts of courage to me were both large and small. The best gift she ever gave me was the one I never even knew I had: the ability to laugh at myself.”

“A man's got to do what a man's got to do. A woman must do what he has long since contrived to forget.”

“A good man is a good thing, but there is nothing in the world better than a good woman.”

“The phrase 'domestic cat' is an oxymoron.”

“If you're not making mistakes, you're not taking risks, and that means you're not going anywhere.”