If a child is given love, he becomes loving ... If he's helped when he needs help, he becomes helpful. And if he has been truly valued at home ... he grows up secure enough to look beyond himself to the welfare of others.

Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can and surely will at times fail. Other vulnerabilities, like being embarrassed or risking love, can be terrifying, too. I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.

Trust your hunches... Hunches are usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level.

If we did get a divorce, the only way my husband would find out about it is if they announced it on Wide World of Sports.

Scientists still know less about what attracts men than they do about what attracts mosquitoes.

Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. . . . If you want to influence someone, listen to what he says. . . . When he finishes talking, ask him about any points that you do not understand.

Some men are self-made, but most are the revised work of a wife and children.