This is why I had children: to offer them a perfect dream of childhood that can fill their souls as they grow older.
Anna QuindlenWe take our vitamins, we go to exercise class, we put on our seat belts. And then something blindsides us and gives the lie to our carefully constructed facade of safety.
Anna QuindlenThe New Testament has had a really powerful effect on how I write and how I live my life.
Anna QuindlenEthnic stereotypes are misshapen pearls, sometimes with a sandy grain of truth at their center. ... but they ignore complexity, change, and individuality.
Anna Quindlen