I read, therefore, I matter.

And wouldn't we be better off if every New Year's, we thought about the things we did right and we resolved to keep doing them, no matter how wacky they were.

Ellen had long ago stopped being embarrassed by temper tantrums. She flipped it and wore it like a badge of honor. A temper tantrum was a sign that a mom said no when it counted.

I am really, I think, truly an easygoing, positive, fun person.

I love everything about Philadelphia, and its food is like the city itself: real-deal, hearty, and without pretension. We've always had an underdog vibe as a city, but that just makes us try harder, and I love our scrappiness and scruffiness.

I love the dignity in the name Philadelphia, but at heart, we're Philly.

Even people who counted their blessings never counted them in the morning. For one thing, there wasn't time.