Eventually, I was sent to Wales and Germany, and after the war, to Paris.

Keep out of this," Lucian said. "I'm not smiting anybody." "You're showing mercy." Catch-a-Tick nodded. "That's heroic, too. But not as good as smiting.

What! I don't care about being a princess! And since I'm already a young lady, how else could I behave? That's like asking a fish not to swim!" ~Princess Eilonwy, daughter of Angharad, daughter of Regat, of the Royal house of Llyr

Two cats can live as cheaply as one, and their owner has twice as much fun

She had no particular breed in mind, no unusual requirements. Except the special sense of mutual recognition that tells dog and human they have both come to the right place.

My parents were horrified when I told them I wanted to be an author.

If I fret over tomorrow, I'll have little joy today.