Shana Alexander

“A good scapegoat is nearly as welcome as a solution to the problem.”

“It is in the nature of the pig to be greedy, and in the nature of a man to be piggy.”

“The woman who has discovered that she has a mind is just as much a pioneer as the man who discovered that he had hands.”

“To have a child is to make a deal with God.”

“Trying to be a professional writer is a lot like being a hooker. You'd better find out if you're any good at it before you start charging for it.”

“Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.”

“Politics is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable.”