Each of us wages a private battle each day between the grand fantasies we have for ourselves and what actually happens.

I'm most proud of having created something that men never completely get.

[On men:] I'm torn between wanting to have one and wanting to be one.

What happened to the good old days of "Woman as passive recipient?" What happened to being courted? What happened to sitting back under a parasol and granting someone a chance to try to win us over?

In the '80s, I thought I'd be a success as a woman if I were the president of a billion dollar company, had a sensitive soul-mate husband, two bilingual children, buns of steels, and a compost heap. In the '90s, I pretty much feel I'm a success if I can get through the afternoon without eating a cheesecake.

All mothers have intuition. The great ones have radar.

Because the majority of my readers are women, I feel that one public service I can provide to them is to spread the message of regular mammograms and early detection within the strip.