We all know that a sky with clouds in it is much more interesting than one that doesn’t have any.

The best place to cry is on a mother's arms.

On the other hand, I think cats have Asperger's. Like me, they're very smart. And like me, sometimes they simply need to be left alone.

We're [parents]) always bluffing, pretending we know best, when most of the time we're just praying we won't screw up too badly.

My dad used to say that living with regrets was like driving a car that only moved in reverse.

I don't know what he means by that, but I nod and smile at him. You'd be surprised at how far that response can get you in a conversation where you are completely confused.

Motherhood is a Sisyphean task. You finish sewing one seam shut, and another rips open. I have come to believe that this life I'm wearing will never really fit.

It's the child who's supposed to cry, and the mom who makes it all better, not the other way around, which is why mothers will move heaven and earth to hold it together in front of their own kids.

It's never the differences between people that surprise us. It's the things that, against all odds, we have in common.

Then Henry speaks again. "Did he do it?"I turn to him slowly. "Does it matter?

I [Jacob Hunt, Aspie] see it as the next step of evolution: I cannot take away your sadness, so why should I acknowledge it?

A real definition of life lies in our daily thoughts and the steps we take to or away from what is distinctive and noble.

Illegal drug use runs contrary to the image of health depicted by cycling. Distributors of these drugs must be prosecuted more harshly as they are ciminals.

If I were trapped in one city and had to eat one nation's cuisine for the rest of my life, I would not mind eating Japanese. I adore Japanese food. I love it.

Atlantic reckoned we should use a top Yank producer and appointed one Eddie Kramer to the post. It turns out the guy was full of bullshit and couldn't produce a healthy fart.

I don't really have a problem saying good-bye to things. All things come to an end.

The number of maternal deaths is significantly understated because of a lack of effective data collection both in the US and around the world.

How wise are Thy commandments O Lord. Each one of them applies to somebody or other I know.

the year she had run fleetly through the dewy grass under the moon- the night of wine, when dreams condensed out of thin air like the nightmilk of fantasy.

I've been lucky-my looks haven't put me into one category. I don't look like a blue blood. I don't look like a criminal. I don't look like anything.

Most controversies would soon be ended, if those engaged in them would first accurately define their terms, and then adhere to their definitions.