The absolute dependence of a newborn infant inspired many things in me, but it did not activate any magical knowledge about what to do for the next twenty years.

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Divorce is the psychological equivalent of a triple coronary by-pass. After such a monumental assault...

Divorce is the psychological equivalent of a triple coronary by-pass. After such a monumental assault...

Mother is the first word that occurs to politicians and columnists and popes when they...

Mother is the first word that occurs to politicians and columnists and popes when they...

Divorce is the psychological equivalent of a triple coronary bypass.

Divorce is the psychological equivalent of a triple coronary bypass.

A mother is neither cocky, nor proud, because she knows the school principal may call...

A mother is neither cocky, nor proud, because she knows the school principal may call...

It's an old trick now, God knows, but it works every time. At the very...

It's an old trick now, God knows, but it works every time. At the very...

A mother is neither cocky, nor proud, because she knows the school principal may call...

A mother is neither cocky, nor proud, because she knows the school principal may call...

Our humor turns our anger into a fine art.

Our humor turns our anger into a fine art.

Alright guys, I want to get out there and vote tomorrow. And not because it's...

Alright guys, I want to get out there and vote tomorrow. And not because it's...

I wonder if illiterate people get the full effect of alphabet soup?'

I wonder if illiterate people get the full effect of alphabet soup?'

I swear to the Lord, I still can't see, why Democracy means, everybody but me.

I swear to the Lord, I still can't see, why Democracy means, everybody but me.

Nothing is better than the unintended humor of reality.

Nothing is better than the unintended humor of reality.

Negative humor is forgotten immediately. It's the stuff that makes us feel better about our...

Negative humor is forgotten immediately. It's the stuff that makes us feel better about our...

You may not be able to change a situation, but with humor you can change...

You may not be able to change a situation, but with humor you can change...

Humor is merely tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn.

Humor is merely tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn.

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a...

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a...

Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.

Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.

Waking up from a 30 minute nap and not knowing if it's 2011 or 2013.

Waking up from a 30 minute nap and not knowing if it's 2011 or 2013.

Love is an attachment to another self. Humor is a form of self-detachment - a...

Love is an attachment to another self. Humor is a form of self-detachment - a...

Good taste and humour...are a contradiction in terms, like a chaste whore.

Good taste and humour...are a contradiction in terms, like a chaste whore.

Defining and analyzing humor is a pastime of humorless people

Defining and analyzing humor is a pastime of humorless people