Karma is a boomerang and a bitch. - Anna Quindlen

Life is haphazard. We plan, and then we deal when the plans go awry. Control is an illusion; best intentions are the best we can do.

it is the only time I can rest without sleeping, think without deciding, speak and hear my own voice. It is the only time I can be alone. Slightly less than an hour each weekday when no one makes demands.

I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.