Old friends, like old shoes, are comfortable. But old shoes, unlike old friends, tend not to be supportive: it is easier to stumble and sprain an ankle while wearing a pair of old shoes than it is in new shoes, with their less yielding leather.

Lou knew that joy unshared was a halved emotion, just as sadness and loss, when borne alone, were often doubled.

I cannot see myself in a new car. I am a tiny white van person. That is what i want!

I have three older sisters, so we were a reasonably large family and, in general, a happy one.

As a writer, you have to realize that people want to like the characters, so you have to be careful to keep them involved.

Any extreme political creed brought only darkness in the long run; it lit up nothing. The best politics were those of caution, tolerance and moderation, Angus maintained, but such politics were, alas, also very dull, and certainly moved nobody to poetry.

I am often thanked by people for inventing the term traditionally built. The people who give me thanks for this are often traditionally built themselves.