All of the qualities that you need to be a good opinion columnist tend to be qualities that aren't valued in women.

The life of a good dog is like the life of a good person, only shorter and more compressed.

It often seems, looking back, that the unexpected comes to define us, the paths we didn't see coming and may have wandered down by mistake. The older we get the more willing we are to follow those, to surprise ourselves.

Maybe I had three children in the first place so I wouldn't ever have to play board games. In my religion, martyrs die.

You teach your 16-year-old with your heart in your mouth to be a good driver and none of that makes any difference when some drunk comes around a corner and runs a stop sign.

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.

I think that we really fool ourselves about our ability to be safe and secure nowadays.