Words fashioned with somewhat over precise diction are like shapes turned out by a cookie cutter.

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There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you

There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you

When I can no longer bear to think of the victims of broken homes, I...

When I can no longer bear to think of the victims of broken homes, I...

Let us hope, that a kind Providence will put a speedy end to the acts...

Let us hope, that a kind Providence will put a speedy end to the acts...

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

Everybody hates me because I'm so universally liked.

Everybody hates me because I'm so universally liked.

Marriage is a lottery in which men stake their liberty and women their happiness

Marriage is a lottery in which men stake their liberty and women their happiness

A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after.

A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after.

The rich aren't like us, they pay less taxes.

The rich aren't like us, they pay less taxes.

Pain is the question mark turned like a fishhook in the human heart.

Pain is the question mark turned like a fishhook in the human heart.

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination...

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination...

I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any.

I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any.

We all learn by experience but some of us have to go to summer school.

We all learn by experience but some of us have to go to summer school.

I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any.

I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any.

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

Who of us is mature enough for offspring before the offspring themselves arrive? The value...

Who of us is mature enough for offspring before the offspring themselves arrive? The value...

We must love one another, yes, yes, that's all true enough, but nothing says we...

We must love one another, yes, yes, that's all true enough, but nothing says we...

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.

[Reporter: How did you find America?] We turned left at Greenland.

[Reporter: How did you find America?] We turned left at Greenland.

I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman where the Self Help section was....

I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman where the Self Help section was....

Dreaming in public is an important part of our job description, as science writers, but...

Dreaming in public is an important part of our job description, as science writers, but...