Mom, is the world coming to an end?" Jonny asked, picking up the plate of cookies and ramming one into his mouth. "No, it isn'T," Mom said, folding her lawn chair and carrying it to the front of the house. "And yes, you do have to go to school tomorrow.

When I'm in the water I feel as though nothing bad has happened. I think about the fish, how they don't know what's going on. Their world is unchanged. Actually it's probably better now to be a tuna or a sardine or a salmon. Less chance of ending up as somebody's lunch.

The only way you can be the best at something is to be the best you can be.

woman must not depend on the protection of man, but must learn to protect herself

One of the more gratifying things about guilt is that it makes us feel important.

I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald's would still be open.

What about desserts?" I asked. "If the world comes to an end, I'm going to want cookies.