what storyteller is adequate to her story? The story carries us along, bottles on the tide, each with our secret mesage and the fervent hope that it does not turn out to be blank.

It is not surprising that Venice is known above all for mirrors and glass since Venice is the most narcissistic city in the world, the city that celebrates self-mirroring.

of all the foolish Fears of Humankind, Fear of the Future is by far the most foolish.

Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.

If we are all made of God, it is our friends who remind us. We pass the gift of God to them. They pass it back to us when we need it most.

We all parent the best we can. Being human, we're ambivalent. We want perfection for our babies, but we also need sleep.

I think professionalism is important, and professionalism means you get paid.