Humorists can never start to take themselves seriously. It's literary suicide.

Why take pride in cooking, when they don't take pride in eating?

Grandparenthood is one of life's rewards for surviving your own children.

A friend will tell you she saw your old boyfriend - and he's a priest.

A grandparent will help you with your buttons, your zippers, and your shoelaces and not be in any hurry for you to grow up.

There was a time when the respect and trust my children had for me would have made you sick to your stomach. They believed I could blow on a red traffic light and turn it green.

For years my wedding ring has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous times at parties that it's time to go home. It has been a source of relief to a dinner companion. It has been a status symbol in the maternity ward.