It is selfish to concern oneself with tragedies.

it is not tears but determination that makes pain bearable.

There can be no really pervasive system of oppression, such as that in the United States, without the consent of the oppressed

I tried to allow my children to take risks, to test themselves. Better broken bones than broken spirit.

What greater aspiration and challenge are there for a mother than the hope of raising a great son or daughter?

Life isn't about milestones, it's about moment

I looked on child rearing not only as a work of love and duty but as a profession that was fully as interesting and challenging as any honorable profession in the world and one that demanded the best that I could bring to it.