More than what we say or do, the way we are expresses what we think it means to be alive. So the articulate parent is less a telling than a listening individual.

A sense of worthiness is a child's most important need.

The gain is not the having of children; it is the discovery of love and how to be loving.

The secret is to learn to sit at the feet of your own life and be taught by it.

Everything that happens is either a blessing, which is also a lesson, or a lesson which is also a blessing.

The child does not begin to fall until she becomes seriously interested in walking, until she actually begins walking. Falling is thus more an indication of learning than a sign of failure.

My list of things I never pictured myself saying when I pictured myself as a parent has grown over the years.

Parenthood always comes as a shock. Postpartum blues? Postpartum panic is more like it. We set out to have a baby; what we get is a total take-over of our lives.

Whenever the child is given the notion that he needs to be entertained, learning comes almost to a halt.

We can see that the baby is as much an instrument of nourishment to us, as we are for him.

Most of us would do more for our babies than we have ever been willing to do for anyone, even ourselves.

It's such a shame to waste time. We always think we have so much of it.

It's still ok to dream with a broken heart.

Growing up, my idols were Lucky Luke and Jolly Jumper. And Scottie Pippen.

I think enlightenment is something that you decide to do after you have met someone who is enlightened. Something touches your heart, your being at a very deep level.

Of all the passions, fear weakens judgment most.

I regard myself as an actress but, obviously, not in the Dame Judi Dench league. That isn't a problem because I don't think we are ever likely to be up for the same part!

Always verify your references.

Could anyone fail to be depressed by a book he or she has published? Don't we always outgrow them the moment the last page has been written?

Well, there are certain foods that I prefer not to eat because they're just such a jolt to the system

Democracy has many enemies, and the terrorist is only one of them.