I feel there's a funny little hole in me that wasn't there before, like a splinter in your finger, but this is somewhere above my stomach.

People who love work, love life.

Harriet never minded admitting she didn't know something. So what, she thought, I could always learn.

Writers don’t care what they eat. They just care what you think of them

[Harriet] hated math. She hated math with every bone in her body. She spent so much time hating it that she never had time to do it.

All I ask of in the world is just one day after another with nothing planned.

If you ever get in real trouble, don't panic. Sit down and think about it. Remember two things, always. There must be some way out of it and there must be humor in it somewhere.