it is not the deed but the intention that makes the crime.

What cannot letters inspire? They have souls; they can speak; they have in them all that force which expresses the transports of the heart.

Don't assume you're always going to be understood. I wrote in a column that one should put a cup of liquid in the cavity of a turkey when roasting it. Someone wrote me that 'the turkey tasted great, but the plastic cup melted.

Would that thy love, beloved, had less trust in me, that it might be more anxious!

Tea seems to tenderize cheap cuts of beef. After cooking chuck, boiling beef and brisket (I even mixed rib eye, which is ever so cheap, and it's great) I have decided that the tannic acid in the tea is what tenderizes beef!

Riches and power are but gifts of blind fate, whereas goodness is the result of one's own merits.

Ever tried putting a caramel candy in a cup of hot tea? It's excellent! Not only does it give a little different taste to the tea, but it takes the place of the sugar and cream which you ordinarily add.