There's nothing quite like a real . . . train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute

Egypt loved the lotus becuase it never dies. It is the same for people who are loved. Thus can something as insignificant as a name-two syllables, one high, one sweet- summon up the innumerable smiles, tears, sighs and dreams of a human life.

The real Mary Poppins got lost when Hollywood turned her into a cream puff.

If you want to understand any woman, you must first ask about her mother and then listen carefully.

Shakespeare in Love... such smart writing of an alternative view of history, and such beautiful acting. Like most Americans, I'm a sucker for the accent.

Why did I not know that birth is the pinnacle where women discover the courage to become mothers?

The other reason women wanted daughters was to keep their memories alive.