“...self-reliance can be as powerful as any institution.” — Mandy Len Catron Identity Copy Share Image
“It reminds us that love isn’t something that happens to us — it’s something we’re making together.” — Mandy Len Catron Love Copy Share Image
“Love stories have endings, but love itself is ongoing and continually warped and renewed by the people who do the loving.” — Mandy Len Catron Love Copy Share Image
“Do married people know more about love than the rest of us, I wondered, or do they convince themselves they do by… — Mandy Len Catron Love Copy Share Image
“If the institution of marriage really is failing, maybe it’s because it is no longer the only—or even the best—model for how… — Mandy Len Catron Happy life Copy Share Image
“You find someone who makes you better (which is no small feat, to be sure)--because you are inspired by his generosity, because… — Mandy Len Catron Brave Copy Share Image
“Not everyone who eats imagines herself a dietician, but nearly everyone who has loved -- which is nearly everyone -- presumes to… — Mandy Len Catron Copy Share Image
“Traister points out that our assumptions about single women are often guided by “an unconscious conviction that, if a woman is not… — Mandy Len Catron Faith Copy Share Image
“Extraordinary love was not defined by the intensity with which you wanted someone, but by generosity and kindness and a deep sense… — Mandy Len Catron Extraordinary love Copy Share Image
“My job was not to choose a good person to love, but rather to be good to the person I'd chosen.” — Mandy Len Catron Good person Copy Share Image
“our species’ most basic needs (food, shelter, safety) must be met before we can pursue more sophisticated emotional or social desires like… — Mandy Len Catron Fulfilling life Copy Share Image
