Life is never easy so that is why I never lie about my age. I want credit for every damned year.

...whenever a woman describes a man as sweet, the dalliance is doomed.

You were always uncomfortable with the rhetoric of emotion, which is quite a different matter from discomfort with emotion itself.

So many stories are determined before they start.

When Mexico enjoys an economic boom while the U.S. is in dire fiscal straights, it seemed perfectly credible that Mexico would not roll out the welcome mat for unemployed Americans.

Maybe the greatest favour a spouse can tender is to overlook what you can't.

I have no end of failings as a mother, but I have always followed the rules.