“When it's pouring rain and you're bowling along through the wet, there's satisfaction in knowing you're out there and the others aren't.”

“Think of your husband as a house. You are allowed to give him a fresh coat of paint and change out the furniture now and then. But if you're constantly trying to pour a new foundation or replace the roof, you're in serious trouble.”

“My grandmother told me, "Words are holy. Treat them with respect. There's power there.”

“The best years are when you know what you're doing.”

“You need to play to your strengths as a couple. Sharing is really awesome when you're messing around with Play-Doh in kindergarten. It's less awesome when you're adults and one of you is good at something and the other person sucks at it. So just let the more skilled person take the reins.”

“When you're young, you think that sex is the culmination of intimacy. Later you discover that it's barely the beginning.”

“How do you know when you're God?" "When I pray to him I find I am talking to myself.”