At a certain point, the soul exits from a cherished photograph, because we have come to the end of our loving projection into that moment.

Motherhood is like Albania- you can't trust the descriptions in the books, you have to go there.

Why are we, the most medicalized of societies, a culture in pain?

Housework hassles go on, are never resolved, and will probably extend into the afterlife ('Why am I the one who takes the clouds to the dry cleaners?').

This is a truism of child-raising, of course - whatever you give special time and attention to cooking, your children will despise and reject, with annoying gagging sounds.

I could still remember how having a two day old baby makes you feel faintly sorry for everyone else, stuck in their wan unmiraculous lives.

Well, delusions are a wonderful thing, and they keep you company, too.

Hasn't anyone thought to look at outcomes as a logical way to figure out what really works? Not until recently. That tells you how far out of the picture the patient has been.

The first axiom of the family vacation is that someone, possibly everyone, will get sick.

Like an animal, cancer sleeps, prowls, hibernates, turns surly or placid.

Home alone with a wakeful newborn, I could shower so quickly that the mirror didn't fog and the backs of my knees stayed dry. The one-minute hair conditioner was too slow for me.

Information is the key to success, anywhere and everywhere. Right information matters the most. This applies to your work place too.

a life can change in a tenth ofa second.or sometimes it can take70years.

Because he has finally realized that it is it and not him that is loved by the woman he loves, many a man is jealous of his own car, house, wardrobe, or salary.

You are not only a man, you are a superior man: a man who does his best to live as love in the world and in his intimacy, a man whose heart remains open and whose truth remains strong.

To make us a terrorist target in a region that is full of terrorism is dumb and unforgiveable.

The difference between mercy and grace? Mercy gave the prodigal son a second chance. Grace gave him a feast.

I felt like a piece of trash. I felt dirty and I felt used and I was disappointed.

I sleep so much better at night, knowing that America is protected from thin pickles and fast ketchup.

Being prepared for a job is a good idea for the short term, but it is not enough for the long term.

At the end of the day, there's not an office complex anywhere on these grounds that I wouldn't be honored to have as a sitting member of Congress.