Is it a great weight or part of the dance?

I have always collected quotations. Since I was quite young, I’ve kept a notebook of witty, uplifting or simply beautifully expressed truths I’ve heard or read; studying English Literature intensified my habit. Now, as a parent, I keep a journal for each of my children, noting down the funny, sweet and heartbreakingly wise things they […]

Watch your words: redefining bad language

I have never really been much of a swearer. When I was growing up, my mother drilled it into me that swearing is a lazy form of self-expression. She encouraged me to choose my words more carefully, often with more devastating effect than any S- or F-bomb could ever achieve. So, while my French husband […]