When an actress takes off her clothes onscreen but a nursing mother is told to leave, what message do we send about the roles of women?

Jane Austen may not be the best writer, but she certainly writes about the best people. And by that I mean people just like me.

high fashion has little to do with what women wear and a lot to do with what retailers mark down later.

What had I expected of the first child? Everything. Rocket scientist. Neurosurgeon. Designated hitter. We talked wisely at cocktail parties about the sad mistake our mothers had made in pinning all their hopes and dreams on us. We were full of it.

knowledge of our own mortality is the greatest gift God ever gives us.

If you want to write what the world is about, you have to write details...real life is in the dishes. Real life is pushing strollers up the street, folding T-shirts, the alarm clock going off early and you dropping into bed exhausted every night. That's real life.

In life, the classroom is everywhere. The exam comes at the very end.