What the world needs is not romantic lovers who are sufficient unto themselves, but husbands and wives who live in communities, relate to other people, carry on useful work and willingly give time and attention to their children.

today's children are the first generation to grow up in a world that has the power to destroy itself.

As far back as our knowledge takes us, human beings have lived in families. We know of no period when this was not so. We know of no people who have succeeded for long in dissolving the family or displacing it.

You just have to learn not to care about the dusty mites under the beds.

I suddenly realized that through no act of my own I had become biologically related to a new human being.

It has been a woman's task throughout history to go on believing in life when there was almost no hope.

Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being.