Judith Viorst

“Lust is what makes you keep wanting to do it, even when you have no desire to be with each other. Love is when you not only fill her desires, but also thrill to see her pleasure.”

“It's hard to be brought down when you have a balloon.”

“My mother says some days are like that. Even in Australia.”

“Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces.”

“I went to bed with gum in my mouth and now there's gum in my hair and when I got out of bed this morning I tripped on the skateboard... I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.”

“Sometimes I think I'll have to get a divorce and get married again to be single.”

“One advantage of marriage is that, when you fall out of love with him or he falls out of love with you, it keeps you together until you fall in again.”

“Superstition is foolish, childish, primitive and irrational - but how much does it cost you to knock on wood?”

“Close friends contribute to our personal growth. They also contribute to our personal pleasure, making the music sound sweeter, the wine taste richer, the laughter ring louder because they are there.”

“My philosophy is that it's better to explore life and make a few mistakes than to play it safe and end up wondering what you might have missed.”

“Forgiveness is a favor we do for ourselves, not a favor we do for the other party.”

“A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting.”

“Love is the same as like except you feel sexier.”

“We can't command our love, but we can our actions.”