It was about a girl who helps an ugly old woman who turns out to be a good fairy in disguise. Inner values versus shallow appearances.

One of the nastier trends in library management in recent years is the notion that libraries should be 'responsive to their patrons'.

It is not an easy thing to put on a wet sock.

You shouldn't be looking for the secret to making people follow fads, you should be looking for the secret to making them think for themselves. Because that's what science is all about.

Everyone else had the look of tired patience people always got when listening to a sermon, no matter what the century.

Fred Astaire is my hero. I love him because he was willing to kill himself to make his art look effortless. And because he proved it's possible to be an artist and a good person.

Cats, as you know, are quite impervious to threats.