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

A good recipe for a human reducing breakfast is a lot of good things to eat, and three spaniels and two cats to eat with.

Old houses, I thought, do not belong to people ever, not really, people belong to them.

Being a good neighbor is an art which makes life richer.

I resolve to be more patient, less selfish, cherish my friends, and in my small way help whoever needs help. I cannot conceivably influence the world's destiny, but I can make my own life more worthwhile. I can give some help to some people; that is not vital to all the world's problems and yet, I think if everyone did just that, we might see quite a world in our time!

If I had Aladdin's lamp and the usual three wishes, the first would always be, 'Give me the first day of June.

We need time to dream, time to remember, and time to reach the infinite. Time to be.