A party is a slightly artificial event where one learns the rudiments of human behavior at its most admirable: speaking when spoken to, looking somebody in the eye, shaking hands and being friendly under duress.

We should all have one person who knows how to bless us despite the evidence, Grandmother was that person to me.

One of the earliest religious disappointments in a young girl's life devolves upon her unanswered prayer for a horse.

one of my earliest joys as a parent lay in knowing that at the end of the day I had once again ushered three babies back to their beds, against the odds, unscathed and peaceful. Happiness was a houseful of safe, inert bodies. Actually, it still is.

To envy is to draw circles that isolate us from others, to take small, bitter trips that diminish the traveler.

A party is a slightly artificial event where one learns the rudiments of human behavior at its most admirable: speaking when spoken to, looking somebody in the eye, shaking hands and being friendly under duress.

To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere, without moving anything but your heart.