The instinct to notice changes gives women a tremendous advantage over men.

Something has to matter. Otherwise, a person's life will be miserable and empty.

The instinct to notice changes gives women a tremendous advantage over men.

Depression must be avoided, no matter what the cost. Depression is lying on the Edwardian couch for six months, too tired to unlace your shoes. Depression is awakening each morning feeling as if someone near and dear and closely related died the night before. Bad news. Don't tempt depression.

Once you get used to being treated like you matter, it's hard to uproot and move somewhere where you don't.

Everybody's vaguely miserable sometimes...and most people are vaguely miserable most of the time. The trick is to scrap your way from the most-of-the-time to the some-of-the-time category.

Catharsis comes from the ancient Greek word...which literally translated means 'to pass a hard stool'