We mothers are learning to mark our mothering success by our daughters' lengthening flight.

When men are oppressed, it's a tragedy. When women are oppressed, it's tradition.

Apathy is the self-defense of the powerless.

I used to anticipate my childhood birthday parties as if each were an annual coronation. Like most kids, I loved sitting at the head of the table with a crown on my head.

Control is a big issue when you're sick. It's the first thing you lose - other losses come later.

The ultra-right would have us believe that families are in trouble because of humanism, feminism, secular education, or sexual liberation, but the consensus of Americans is that what tears families apart is unemployment, inflation, and financial worries.

Illness is the proving ground of friendship.