Children should have enough freedom to be themselves - once they've learned the rules. Anna Quindlen childfreedomhave Change image and share on social
I will never understand people who think that the way to show their righteous opposition to sexual freedom is to write letters full of filthy words. Anna Quindlen filthyfreedomfull Change image and share on social
Raising a child is a little like Picasso's work; in the beginning he did very conventional representational things. Cubism came after he had the rules down pat. Anna Quindlen beginchildconventional Change image and share on social
All of the qualities that you need to be a good opinion columnist tend to be qualities that aren't valued in women. Anna Quindlen columnistgoodopinion Change image and share on social
When children are small, parents should run their lives and not the other way around. Anna Quindlen childliveparent Change image and share on social
I read and walked for miles at night along the beach, writing bad blank verse and searching endlessly for someone wonderful who would step out of the darkness and change my life. It never crossed my mind that that person could be me. Anna Quindlen badbeachblank share on social
The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself. Anna Quindlen amazebegingive Change image and share on social
Here is the real domino theory - gay man to gay man, bisexual man to straight woman, addict mother to newborn baby, they all fall down and someday it will come to you. Anna Quindlen addictbabybisexual Change image and share on social
America is a country that seems forever to be toddler or teenager, at those two stages of human development characterized by conflict between autonomy and security. Anna Quindlen americaautonomycharacterize Change image and share on social
All parents should be aware that when they mock or curse gay people, they may be mocking or cursing their own child. Anna Quindlen awarechildcurse Change image and share on social
