"I don't do emoticons unless I'm making a big deal out of them. I'll type out, 'This is so amusing it..." — 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.

They say it's not the snoring itself but those anxiety-packed moments in between snorts. It's the waiting for the nasal passages of the person lying beside you to strike again. And strike it always does. In the dark, almost against your will, you produce that special glare reserved for people who cannot control their own behaviour.