You can take the babushka off the Jewish mother and dress her up in a pair of Seven jeans and Marc Jacobs sling-backs, but she's still going to expect a passel of grandkids.
Ayelet WaldmanThe thing I believe in most in the world is my own fallibility, so I am willing to believe that I may be wrong too.
Ayelet WaldmanThe idea that [Jeff Sessions] is the man who is going to end the progress on the drug war makes me want to rip my hair out, every carefully nurtured curl on my head.
Ayelet WaldmanIn fact if I see you drinking I'll come down on you like a ton of bricks and call your mom.
Ayelet WaldmanThe thing about youthful offenders is that no one seems to care about them. Most people don't like adolescents - even the good ones can be snarky and unpleasant. Combine the antipathy we feel toward the average teenager with the fear inspired by youth violence, and you have a population that no one wants to deal with.
Ayelet Waldman