So many people have said that to me, that what they really like about Alex is what she brings out in Marissa, and what this situation brings out in her, a hint of happiness and another side to her character.

We fall in love with one version of someone and we expect them to stay that way, but they never do.

I am a big music nerd.

You're 30: You know stuff now. Your 20s were for 'ducking up,' as my auto-correct would say, and learning from those mistakes. (For instance, never again will I convince myself that sleep is for sissies and go straight from a party to the airport. You will not 'sleep on the plane'; you'll vomit in the security line. Go to bed.)

I think that women are more sensitive to emotional infidelity than men. I think men are more scared of physical infidelity.

Motherhood is heart-exploding, blissful hysteria.

The amazing thing about becoming a parent is that you will never again be your own first priority.