“A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.”

“Housework won't kill you, but then again, why take the chance?”

“Money's scarceTimes are hardHere's your fuckingXmas card”

“Women want men, careers, money, children, friends, luxury, comfort, independence, freedom, respect, love, and a three-dollar pantyhose that won't run.”

“Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing.”

“Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.”

“There is a light within our soul that burns brighter than the sun. And we ignore it.”

“It's not much. You begin by thinking there is something extraordinary about it. But you'll find out, when you've been out in the world a while longer, unhappiness is the commonest thing there is.”

“A man can gasp out his life beside you-and you feel none of it. Pity, Sympathy, sure-but you don't feel the pain. Your belly is whole and that's what counts. A half-yard away someone's world is snu...”