Father was the most unreconciled taxpayer I ever knew.

nothing decorates a home like books. There they are, waiting to decorate the mind, too!

The real evidence of growing older is that things level off in importance.

A cat is, by and large, sophisticated and complex, and capable of creating three-act plays around any single piece of action.

What would happen if all the populations on the planet simply refused to fight human beings they did not even know?

Traveling is all very well if you can get home at night. I would be willing to go around the world if I came back in time to light the candles and set the table for supper.

Dog lovers are a good breed themselves.