Because the thing about love is that we can't control whether we get it, but we can control whether we give it.

If it weren't for book tours, I would never leave my house.

Because the thing about love is that we can't control whether we get it, but we can control whether we give it.

Women shouldn't iron, ever. It's our wrinkles that make us interesting.

There was no known cure for a Catholic education.

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.

My theory is that you find out who your true friends are when something good happens to you, not when something bad happens to you. Everybody loves you when something bad happens to you. Then you're easy to love.