The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.
I grew up in a big family with a lot of kids around, and I definitely want to have children as well.
Family life itself, that safest, most traditional, most approved of female choices, is not a sanctuary: It is, perpetually, a dangerous place.
Some of the most important conversations I've ever had occurred at my family's dinner table.
Both within the family and without, our sisters hold up our mirrors: our images of who we are and of who we can dare to be.
The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.