“In New York, if you weigh under 200 pounds and decline so much as a cookie at a …” — Sloane Crosley

In every woman's wardrobe, there are certain accessories that cannot be separated from their back stories.

The trick to scrambled eggs is to remove half the milk from the container and shake what's left as hard as you can, like a cocktail shaker, before you whisk it into the eggs.

I like to try to do a little work before I do anything in the morning, even if it's a paragraph.

I don't do emoticons unless I'm making a big deal out of them. I'll type out, 'This is so amusing it makes me want to grin in pixels.' And then do it.