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

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.

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.

I will not go out with a man who wears more jewelry than me, and I'll never, ever go to bed with a guy who calls me Babe. Other than that, however, I'm real flexible.

...you can be angry and silent, but it's no use - there's no distance in the spirit - besides, my words touch you more softly than my hands...

I always took Brielle for granted, putting Mckayla first. Little did I know that my first friend in the whole world would be the only true friend that I have now.

I have decided to make a personal message to David Haye. I want him to fight me, to be a man. I wish there will be enough excitement, pressure and courage for David Haye to fight me.

If the movie is quiet I generally feel the audience is busy. That's when they're working.

Like most people, you listen to yourself on the phone or an answering machine and you're like, 'Ugh.' So to do something with just your voice is hard.

You can't win every week.

ultimately, no one can ever be greater than the quality of his or her thinking.

True love cannot begin until the "in love" experience has run it's course.

How do I define God? I don't.... People who find such conceptions important for themselves have every right to frame them as they like. Personally, I don't.

I'm not "filled with my art". I ain't got no art. I've got only a kind of craftsman's skill, and make stories as I make biscuits or embroider underwear or wrap up packages.