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.

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 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.

If history is written by the victorious, what if the victors lied?

You are the Winner, You are the Looser, You are the Sinner, It all depends upon how serious are you about.

The child's reluctance to speak for the first few months of his residence in a new country is not pathological, but normal.

The only security men can have for their political liberty, consists in keeping their money in their own pockets.

It’s what you do that counts, not what you consider doing.

What was intended to harm, God intended it all for good. And no matter what intends to harm you, God's arms have you. You can never be undone.

I remember vividly what it's like to read as a 10-year-old - that passionate inhabiting of a book.

Being consistent is way less interesting than being yourself. And if you're not interesting? Good luck with your Big Consistency Project.

Do not fear the digital world, it will not kill us all.

Worship is transcendent wonder.