"I thought the divorce statistics would never apply to me. I was beyond heartbroken when they did. But I got up and got on with it. I also kept my belief in marriage."

"I am usually part of any disaster at a wedding if I'm a bridesmaid, which I've been lucky enough to be several times."

"My mom has always said that the one thing she wishes she had done differently is have a job. She felt like the single-mindedness made her a little nuts sometimes, and she could have used an outlet for herself when we were little."

"My parents came from a poor background and worked their way up because of education. They saw it as a way to succeed. So they cared about me getting straight A grades when I was growing up."

"My brother was a lifeguard in a car wash."

"I've started looking at my own father a bit funny. He assures me, though, that I really am the son of a Scottish postman."

"I think the real heroic teachers are the ones who work with kids, like my mom and my sister do."

"It's received wisdom that the English are uniquely child-unfriendly."