Men have always detested women's gossip because they suspect the truth: their measurements are being taken and compared.

There were 117 psychoanalysts on the Pan Am flight to Vienna and I'd been treated by at least six of them. And married a seventh.

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

Love is everything it's cracked up to be. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for.

At certain historic moments, grandparents took on childrearing responsibilities. In many cultures, they still do. Chinese grandparents who are able to retire at 55 are seen all over Beijing bouncing grandbabies. In the United States, we can't afford to retire at 55.

Sex just as a drive, as a hormonal drive, is not very interesting.

Courage is the only Magic worth having.