“Quindlen deserves her place on the masthead, has earned her Prize, and even sounds like somebody who would be fun to have to dinner. . . . Much of the pleasure is in the writing—[her] ability to turn a deft phrase, to notice the telling detail, to put a wry spin on a subject.”—Boston Sunday Herald

“Ms. Quindlen has mastered—mistressed?—a thoughtful, argumentative style that neatly sidesteps the criticisms usually leveled at feminist writers. She is neither strident nor shrill. But she also knows that ‘please’ is not always necessary.”—The Baltimore Sun

“Taken individually, these pieces are short commentaries on news events or issues of the day; seen as a whole, they constitute a history of the conflicts and ironies that have characterized the turbulence of the past few years. . . . Always there is Quindlen’s incisive use of language, her quick wit, and her ability to see the private effect of the most public of deeds.”—The San Diego Union-Tribune

“Quindlen writes with rare insight, intelligence, and wit. Most of all she writes from the heart. . . . Whatever the issue, whatever the emotion, Quindlen’s ‘thinking out loud’ is worth a careful listen. Long may she type.”—The Buffalo News