“There certainly are middle-aged children who have an oh-my-God, Mom's-gone-wild reaction if Mom starts to date. But what they should recognize is that if Mom has a boyfriend, she won't be nagging them about how they have to come to her for Christmas.”
“[He was right. In those first days after the President's admission to the nation, even his staunchest supporters had been scarcely able to contain their rage.] I wish, ... I had the guts to tell him what I really think.”
“We hear the haunting presentiment of a dutiful middle age in the current reluctance of young people to select any option except the one they feel will impinge upon them the least.”
