When men do the dishes, it's called helping. When women do the dishes, it is called life.
Anna QuindlenOn the other hand, I think that Governor Romney has to worry that his turnout is going to be low, that he is not going to bring out the evangelicals, that he is not going to bring out the Tea Party stalwarts. If he does not, then it's pretty clear that he will lose the election. So I think turnout in key groups is going to be really, really key on Election Day.
Anna QuindlenI never think about issues when I'm working on a novel. Issues are things that happen to people in sufficient numbers to elicit widespread attention; in other words, they're just life happening. That's what I think about: life, and telling a story.
Anna QuindlenThose of us who read because we love it more than anything, who feel about bookstores the way some people feel about jewelers.
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