A lovely evening of new idioms and fresh mozzarella.

Despite having written five books, I worry that I have not written the right kinds of books, or that perhaps I have dedicated too much of my life to writing, and have therefore neglected other aspects of my being.

You almost can't wait too long [to get married]. The longer you wait, the better off you are going to be. And the happier your kids are going to be, and the happier a mom you are going to be.

To sit patiently with a yearning that has not yet been fulfilled, and to trust that, that fulfillment will come, is quite possibly one of the most powerful "magic skills" that human beings are capable of. It has been noted by almost every ancient wisdom tradition

Desperate love is always the toughest way to do it.

At some point, you gotta let go, and sit still, and allow contentment to come to you.

I don't think you can say that feminism has made women critical of marriage because women have been critical of marriage for centuries.