I can't think of anything to write about except families. They are a metaphor for every other part of society.
Anna QuindlenMaybe I had three children in the first place so I wouldn't ever have to play board games. In my religion, martyrs die.
Anna QuindlenWomen writers of all people should know better than to pigeonhole women, put them in little groups, the smart one, the sweet one.
Anna QuindlenStereotypes fall in the face of humanity. You toodle along, thinking that all gay men wear leather after dark and should never, ever be permitted around a Little League field. And then one day your best friend from college, the one your kids adore, comes out to you.
Anna Quindlen