The great advantage of living in a large family is that early lesson of life's essential unfairness.
If I'm not writing, I'm not fully living. It has become the essential element that defines who I am.
Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.
Family is essential because we all yearn to feel like we belong to something greater than ourselves.
I surely know that there is no role in life more essential and more eternal than that of motherhood.
My goal is to omit everything superfluous so that the essential is shown to best possible advantage.