A good education is the next best thing to a pushy mother.

It was a dark and stormy night. Suddenly a scream pierced the air'. . . . Good writing takes enormous concentration.

How is the birdhouse coming along, Charlie Brown?" "Well, I'm a lousy carpenter, I can't nail straight, I can't saw straight and I always split the wood... I'm nervous, I lack confidence, I'm stupid, I have poor taste and absolutely no sense of design... So, all things considered, it's coming along okay!

If you can't beat 'em, cooperate 'em to death!

Love is letting him win even though you know you could slaughter him.

That's the only dog I know who can smell someone just thinking about food.

Don't be a leaf... Be a tree!