[On her father's death:] I didn't know his leaving would hurt so much.

In Russia, as I sat there day after day wearing headphones, listening to the interpreter struggle to make our words relevant, I wondered if we could establish meaningful rapport with a nation that had never seen raisins dance in dark glasses on TV...never had a garage sale.

Have you any idea how many children it takes to turn off one light in the kitchen Three. It takes one to say What light and two more to say I didn't turn it on.

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

Housework is a treadmill from futility to oblivion with stop-offs at tedium and counter productivity.

Never go to your high school reunion pregnant or they will think that is all you have done since you graduated.

My idea of 'roughing it' is when you have to have an extension for your electric blanket.