“A wise friend told me that we all could use more than one set of parents—our relations with the original set are too intense, and need dissipating.” 1975O Henry MemorialB A S SRoses Rhododendron Book:Beautiful Girl: Stories Source: Beautiful Girl: Stories
“She had read enough about teenagers to understand you couldn't confront them directly. You couldn't even agree with them. The best strategy was to feign indifference to whatever wrong direction they were headed in, then plop in little facts, like Alka-Seltzers, round innocuous comments, let those sink in, take slow, antidotal effect . . .” ParentingTeenagers1999O Henry MemorialSalve Regina Book:Disappearing Ingenue Source: Disappearing Ingenue
“Till the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, most American men wore hats to work. What happened? Did our guys—suddenly scouting overhead for worse Sunday raids—come to fear their hatbrims' interference?” 1999O Henry MemorialHe S At The Office Book:Prize Stories 2000: The O. Henry Awards Source: Prize Stories 2000: The O. Henry Awards