There is so much to teach, and the time goes so fast.

It's frightening to wake up one morning and discover that while you were asleep you went out of style.

Housework, if it is done properly, can cause brain damage.

I remember thinking how often we look, but never see ... we listen, but never hear ... we exist, but never feel. We take our relationships for granted. A house is only a place. It has no life of its own. It needs human voices, activity and laughter to come alive.

I was terrible at straight items. When I wrote obituaries, my mother said the only thing I ever got them to do was die in alphabetical order.

When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they're finished, I climb out.

Laughter rises out of tragedy when you need it the most, and rewards you for your courage.