Design I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves. Anna Quindlen 23
Change 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... Anna Quindlen 15
Freedom Children should have enough freedom to be themselves - once they've learned the rules. Anna Quindlen 19
Trust Ideas are only lethal if you suppress and don't discuss them. Ignorance is not bliss, it's stupid. Banning books shows you don't trust your kids to... Anna Quindlen 22
Opinion 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 22
Amazing The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself. Anna Quindlen 39
