You may have noticed, as I have, that if ever you find yourself declaring emphatically and unequivocally that you will never do some one particular thing, chances are good that this is precisely what you will one day find yourself doing.

As millions of women have done before me, I pulled domesticity over my head like a blanket and found I was still cold.

You may have noticed, as I have, that if ever you find yourself declaring emphatically and unequivocally that you will never do some one particular thing, chances are good that this is precisely what you will one day find yourself doing.

You're not supposed to cuss when you're an old lady, and just when there's so much more to cuss about.

People will admit to arson and mayhem sooner than no sense of humor.

Mothers always think you are working either too hard or not hard enough.

This wild emaciated look appeals to some women, though not to many men, who are seldom seen pinning up a Vogue illustration in a machine shop.