~You know how parents rattle on to you about, 'Oh, you won't believe your life will never be the same,' and you think, Why can't these people just get over it? All they're doing is yakking about their kids. It's such a bore. And then you have kids and you just want to do the same thing.~

Nobody seemed to have any perspective any longer. Those were low points. But we got through it.

It's taken me a long time to learn to accept the risks and just be willing to try it over and over again.

I think that life force is invaluable.

I used to be more paranoid and stressed, constantly worrying about my Plan B. But the truth is I don't have one.

Three tomatoes are walking down the street-a poppa tomato, a mamma tomato, and a little baby tomato. Baby tomato starts lagging behind. Poppa tomato gets angry, goes over to the baby tomato, and smooshes him and says, Catch up.

Before I had my child, I thought I knew all the boundaries of myself, that I understood the limits of my heart. It's extraordinary to have all those limits thrown out, to realize your love is inexhaustible.