Oh, I'm So Inadequate. And

All Of [motherhood] Surprised Me. It Surprised Me From The Very First Second I Saw Jack. I'd Believed That My Pregnancy Was A Condition. It Never Computed. And There He Was. Everyone Made Fun Of Me Because I Stared At Him For Months And Months, Not Being Able To Believe He Was Real.

All This Nothing Has Meant More To Me Than So Many Somethings

I Am Convinced, Completely Convinced, That There Was Nothing Random About [the Adoption], She Is The Daughter I Should Have.

Once Women Find A Way To Form Community, Everyone Reaps The Rewards.

Even In The First World, Expectations Are Not As High For Women As They Are For Men. We Get That Message Subtly, But In The Third World, It Isn't Subtle. Girls Are Isolated And Encouraged Not To Talk To One Another.