To some believers, being on the pill or using a condom is a nonverbal way of telling God to go to hell.
Life is a process during which one initially gets less and less dependent, independent, and then more and more dependent.
One of the main functions of a push-up bra is to lower the number of mothers who seem like mothers.
Death would not surprise us as often as it does, if we let go of the misbelief that newborns are less mortal than the elderly.
The great thing about the Internet isn't that you can reconnect with old friends or stay up to date with developing world events or send pictures of newborns immediately around the world. It is simply that you can log on to jcpenney.com from anywhere and order fresh underwear immediately after seeing your life flash before your eyes.
She knew better than to waste that time. There isn't always someone who wants you singing to him or nibbling his ear or brushing his cheek with a dandelion blossom. Somebody who knows when you're being silly, and laughs and laughs. So long as he was little enough to carry, she could hardly bring herself to put him down.