We'd thought that we were among the first humans to invade this basin, but humans had invaded everything, everywhere. They didn't have to walk into a place to invade it.

Name three types of olives." "Olives! I wouldn't know one type!" "Well, there are three. You can get green ones, you can get black ones, or you can get stuffed.

I wonder if they realize how much I notice about them They probably haven't a clue because I never look at them or show the slightest interest. But I'm very aware of everything. I remember seeing an old film once where a father says to his son: "Son when your mouth's open you're not learning anything." If that's true then I'm well on the way to becoming the world's wisest woman.

Time spent in reconnaissance is seldom wasted.

Some people wake up drowsy. Some people wake up energized. I wake up dead.

If you added up all the really significant episodes in your life they'd probably come to less than sixty minutes.

Live as though you’ll die tomorrow, but farm as though you’ll live forever.