Well, what is a blessing but a curse from another point of view?

Some men just aren't cut out for paternity. Better they should realize it before and not after they become responsible for a son.

Utterly bleak and black is not the sum of realism. All the other colors are real, too.

Women do desperately need models for power other than the maternal.

Some people grow into their dreams, instead of out of them.

Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.

Growing up, I have discovered over time, is rather like housework: never finished.