I never consciously set out to talk about taboos or anything like that.

The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.

Women complain about PMS, but I think of it as the only time of the month when I can be myself.

I'm not going to vacuum 'til Sears makes one you can ride on.

Excuse the mess but we live here.

As a housewife, I feel that if the kids are still alive when my husband gets home from work, then hey, I've done my job.

Half the world's starving; the other half is trying to lose weight.

Women should try to increase their size rather than decrease it, because I believe the bigger we are, the more space we'll take up, and the more we'll have to be reckoned with.

I call myself a 'domestic goddess.

Experts say you should never hit your children in anger. When is a good time? When you're feeling festive?

I quit smoking. I feel better. I smell better. And it's safer to drink out of old beer cans laying around the house.

Be honest, brutally honest. That is what's going to maintain relationships.

Nine men in ten are would be suicides.

Happiness lies in virtuous activity, and perfect happiness lies in the best activity, which is contemplative

The way God has been thought of for thousands of years is no longer convincing; if anything is dead, it can only be the traditional thought of God.

We cannot freely and wisely choose the right way for ourselves unless we know both good and evil.

Suffering will come, trouble will come - that's part of life; a sign that you are alive. If you have no suffering and no trouble, the devil is taking it easy. You are in his hand.

John Cusack is a dream. I did one one-on-one scene with him and we got to shoot it so many times, and he did it different every time.

I buy way too many books.

In my house, it is always a scramble from paycheck to paycheck.

I burn with no causes.