Death will never be pretty - its sights and smells too close and crude. And it will never come under our control: it gallops where we tiptoe, rips up our routines, burns our very breath with its heat and sting. Nancy Gibbs breathburnclose share on social
Girls grow up scarred by caution and enter adulthood eager to shake free of their parents' worst nightmares. They still know to be wary of strangers. What they don't know is whether they have more to fear from their friends. Nancy Gibbs adulthoodbadcaution share on social
I'm sentimental about many things: the lumpy feel of a baby's unused feet, the metallic smell of the air before the first snow, the last scene in 'It's a Wonderful Life.' But Valentine's Day leaves me cold. Nancy Gibbs airbabycold share on social
It's always been a luxury to be able to hop a plane to Paris, to Venice, to the Grand Canyon. Nancy Gibbs canyongrandhop Change image and share on social
After 9/11, whatever the evidence of intelligence failures, many people still saw that attack as almost unimaginable, so brutal and brazen an assault. Nancy Gibbs assaultattackbrazen Change image and share on social
Democracy presumes that we're all created equal; competition proves we are not, or else every race would end in a tie. Nancy Gibbs competitioncreatedemocracy Change image and share on social
The leading cause of death for girls 15 to 19 worldwide is not accident or violence or disease; it is complications from pregnancy. Girls under 15 are up to five times as likely to die while having children than are women in their 20s, and their babies are more likely to die as well. Nancy Gibbs 20saccidentbaby share on social
There's a smartphone gait: the slow sidewalk weave that comes from being lost in conversation rather than looking where you're going. Nancy Gibbs conversationgaitlose Change image and share on social
I have two daughters: One an open book, one a locked box. So the question of privacy is a challenging one. How much do kids need? How much should we give? How do we prepare them to live in a world where the very notion of privacy opens a generational chasm? Nancy Gibbs bookboxchallenge share on social
I come from a family of teachers, and I believe ideas matter; the good ones deserve reverence, and the bad ones, defiance. Nancy Gibbs baddefiancedeserve Change image and share on social
