Because we believe ourselves to be better parents than our parents, we expect to produce better children than they produced.
Judith ViorstOne advantage of marriage is that, when you fall out of love with him or he falls out of love with you, it keeps you together until you fall in again.
Judith ViorstStrength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces.
Judith ViorstFriends broaden our horizons. They serve as new models with whom we can identify. They allow us to be ourselves-and accept us that way. They enhance our self-esteem because they think we're okay, because we matter to them. And because they matter to us-for various reasons, at various levels of intensity-they enrich the quality of our emotional life.
Judith Viorst