She Kind Of Reminds One Of Helen.

But You Get Past That And Realize You Have To Let Go Of What You Think You Want. There'll Be Plenty Of Time For That Later. Right Now, Go And Be With That Baby. Just Play With This Beautiful Little Boy

Just Because A Baby Cries, I Discovered, Doesn't Mean There's Always Something Wrong. Sometimes Babies Wake Up For No Real Reason. They Just Want To Check If They're Doing It Right. "this Is Sleeping, Right?" "exactly." "i Just Lie Here?" "that's Right." "okay." Then Back To Sleep They Go.

Younger Kids, They Understand That Things Aren't So Perfect With Their Father Or With Their Mother.

The Best Part Of Being Married Is... You Don't Have To Explain A Lot Of Things. Those Wordless Moments When You Both Know That What You Witnessed Together Is Funny, Idiotic, Or Really Sweet. Being Connected Is Pretty Miraculous.

Over The Years, There Certainly Have Been Plenty Of Ideas That I've Had And Given Up On, But For This One, The Only Thing That Was Standing In Its Way Was Me Doing It - I Just Had To Write It... And Then If It Didn't Happen, It Didn't Happen. But I Didn't Want It To Be For Lack Of Effort On My Part, So I Had Hunch That It Would Be A Good Story And That We Would Work Well Together. And It Certainly Worked Out That Way.