We say that a girl with her doll anticipates the mother. It is more true, perhaps, that most mothers are read more

We say that a girl with her doll anticipates the mother. It is more true, perhaps, that most mothers are still but children with playthings.

Every mother generally hopes that her daughter will snag a better husband than she managed to do...but she's certain that read more

Every mother generally hopes that her daughter will snag a better husband than she managed to do...but she's certain that her boy will never get as great a wife as his father did.

Men are easy to get but hard to keep.

Men are easy to get but hard to keep.

I think every woman is entitled to a middle husband she can forget.

I think every woman is entitled to a middle husband she can forget.

Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, read more

Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.

Men are like steel. When they lose their temper, they lose their worth.

Men are like steel. When they lose their temper, they lose their worth.

I guess the only way to stop divorce is to stop marriage.

I guess the only way to stop divorce is to stop marriage.

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

Marriage is a great institution, but who wants to live in an institution?

Marriage is a great institution, but who wants to live in an institution?