After living with Richard, I discovered that men are only good at cleaning stuff they can hose down.

A basic rule of baking is that, in general, it's almost impossible to make an inedible batch of brownies.

My sister taught me everything I really need to know, and she was only in sixth grade at the time.

desserts are the most crucial part of any meal.

More than Santa Claus, your sister knows when you've been bad and good.

If you don't understand how a woman could both love her sister dearly and want to wring her neck at the same time, then you were probably an only child.

Your sister is the only creature on earth who shares your heritage, history, environment, DNA, bone structure, and contempt for stupid Aunt Gertie.

I discovered, quite early in motherhood, that the longest and most painful deliveries occur when you give birth to stepchildren.

If sisters were free to express how they really feel, parents would hear this: "Give me all the attention and all the toys and send Rebecca to live with Grandma."

There are three very good reasons to travel: 1. See the world. 2. Meet new people. 3. Room service.

I wasn't very good about the pain. I started screaming for painkillers after the third contraction and didn't stop until my daughter was eating solid food.

What are you passionate about? Use the same passion to serve others that is where your success lies.

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

Violent overthrow of the revolution is revolutionary, and compromise with the revolution is revolutionary.

The Church can't be a religious theater where paid men perform for the religious amusement of the people who pay them.

If so far we have been unable to see clearly or to reflect the eternal lineaments of truth, is it not because we too are still moving towards some end-because we are still alive?

I love the one who punishes me well.

probably the greatest concentration of talent and genius in this house except for perhaps those times when Thomas Jefferson ate alone.

No civilization is complete which does not include the dumb and defenseless of God's creatures within the sphere of charity and mercy.

The key to loving how you live is in knowing what it is you truly love.

Love in the young requires as little of hope as of desire to feed upon.