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

Adults can take a simple holiday for Children and screw it up. What began as a presentation of simple gifts to delight and surprise children around the Christmas tree has culminated in a woman unwrapping six shrimp forks from her dog, who drew her name.

I've always felt there are two things a woman should never do after the age of thirty-five: stand in natural light and have a baby.

I firmly believe kids don't want your understanding. They want your trust, your compassion, your blinding love and your car keys, but you try to understand them and you're in big trouble.

It would have been a wonderful wedding - had it not been mine.

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.

I have always felt cookbooks were fiction and the most beautiful words in the English language were 'room service.