When women feel they have learned to forgive their mothers - and men, their fathers - all it usually means is that they've decided to allow themselves the same kind of behavior.

The neurotic has perfect vision in one eye, but he cannot remember which.

It's hard to feel middle-aged, because how can you tell how long you are going to live?

If you hate your lot but wouldn't trade it, it's not your lot you hate.

Women are never landlocked: they're always mere minutes away from the briny deep of tears.

Your children vividly remember every unkind thing you ever did to them, plus a few you really didn't.

Women are afraid of mice and of murder, and of very little in between.