I'm going to live long enough to live in an America that will assume universal health care is a basic right. That will be amusing and terrific.
Anna QuindlenConsider the lilies of the field. Look at the fuzz on a baby's ear. Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a terminal illness because if you do you will live it with joy and passion, as it ought to be lived.
Anna QuindlenThe truth about your own life is not always easy to accept, and sometimes hasn't even occurred to you.
Anna QuindlenI am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make my marriage vows mean what they say. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh.
Anna Quindlen