Although I was raised Jewish, my upbringing didn't include any formal religious education or training.

- Melissa Gilbert

My mother, whom I love dearly, has continually revised my life story within the context of a complicated family history that includes more than the u…

- Melissa Gilbert

I grew up in a dysfunctional family.

- Melissa Gilbert

My life was a mystery even as I lived it.

- Melissa Gilbert

My therapist shared a theory she had come across, and I liked it. It held that before making your next journey in this life, your soul sits at a larg…

- Melissa Gilbert

To me, at forty-four years old, my book was a search for truth and identity.

- Melissa Gilbert

Don't like small talk, love rainy days.

- Melissa Gilbert

Thank God I have four sons. The mother/daughter relationship is one of mankind's great mysteries, and for womankind, it can be hellaciously complicat…

- Melissa Gilbert