I thought I'd write one book and the world would change overnight.

It wasn't that I ever knew I'd be at the Met for 20 years, or 30 years, or 40 years, or anything like that.

More and more couples are having this negotiation or discussion, but I’m still amazed at the number who aren’t and where the cultural norm sort of kicks in and they just assume that mom’s got to be the one who stays home, not dad.

My hunch is that probably men are doing more both outside the home and inside the home.

I grew up in an era where an orchestra was like a treasure chest.

It wasn’t that I ever knew I’d be at the Met for 20 years, or 30 years, or 40 years, or anything like that.

I thought I’d write one book and the world would change overnight.

I think this orchestra’s strengths involve drama and voice.

I was lucky that I met the right mentors and teachers at the right moment.

And, over the last thirty years we have seen men’s participation in both housework and childcare has increased and women’s have stayed at about the same.