A woman without a man -- a condition of 'manlessness' -- is defined as alone. But a single mother is less alone than the average housewife.
Barbara KingsolverI personally am inclined to approach [housework] the way governments treat dissent: ignore it until it revolts.
Barbara KingsolverPain reaches the heart with electrical speed, but truth moves to the heart as slowly as a glacier.
Barbara Kingsolver