We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the read more

We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice -- that is, until we have stopped saying "It got lost," and say, "I lost it.".

Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends up blocking his retreat.

Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends up blocking his retreat.

Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing it brick by brick.

Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing it brick by brick.

Mistress: Something between a mister and a mattress.

Mistress: Something between a mister and a mattress.

The striking point about our model family is not simply the compete-compete, consume-consume style of life it urges us to read more

The striking point about our model family is not simply the compete-compete, consume-consume style of life it urges us to follow. The striking point, in the face of all the propaganda, is how few Americans actually live this way.

Marriage is like a violin. After the music is over, you still have the strings.

Marriage is like a violin. After the music is over, you still have the strings.

The man that blushes is not quite a brute.

The man that blushes is not quite a brute.

If variety is the spice of life, marriage is the big can of leftover Spam.

If variety is the spice of life, marriage is the big can of leftover Spam.

Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother's love is not.

Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother's love is not.