If men ever discovered how tough women actually are, they would be scared to death.

It's difficult to write a really good short story because it must be a complete and finished reflection of life with only a few words to use as tools. There isn't time for bad writing in a short story.

But always, to her, red and green cabbages were to be jade and burgundy, chrysoprase and prophyry. Life has no weapons against a woman like that.

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

People permit life to slide past them like a deft pickpocket, their purse-not yet missed and now too late-in his hand.

The goat's business is none of the sheep's concern.

Big doesn't necessarily mean better. Sunflowers aren't better than violets.