Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest.

No news at 4:30 a.m. is good.

Even though Christmas can be a lot of work, we all know the bustle is worth the bother.

The clash of ideas is the sound of freedom.

I want us to know our world. If I lived in North Georgia on up through the Appalachians, I would be just as crazy about the mountain laurel as I am about [Texas] bluebonnets.

I've really tried to learn the art of clothes, because you don't sell for what you're worth unless you look good.

It is wonderful to be in on the creation of something, see it used, and then walk away and smile at it.