Living the past is a dull and lonely business; looking back strains the neck muscles, causing you to bump into people not going your way.

A closed mind is a dying mind.

I am not belittling the brave pioneer men but the sunbonnet as well as the sombrero has helped to settle this glorious land of ours.

Cherry cobbler is shortcake with a soul.

A story must simmer in its own juice for months or even years before it's ready to serve.

Books should be cherished, like children, books are for the next generation, like children, like history.

There are people who have a penchant for cities-more than that, a talent for them, a gift of sensing them, of feeling their rhythm and pulsebeats, as others have a highly developed music sense, or color reaction. It is a thing that cannot be acquired.