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

People who love work, love life.

You know what? You're an individual, and that makes people nervous. And it's gonna keep making people nervous for the rest of your life.

Ole Golly: The time has come, the walrus said... Harriet M. Welsch: To talk of many things... Ole Golly: Of shoes and ships and ceiling wax... Harriet M. Welsch: Of cabbages and kings... Ole Golly: And why the sea is boiling hot... Harriet M. Welsch: And whether pigs have wings!

I think that’s whats wrong with the world. No one says what they feel, they always hold it inside. They’re sad, but they don’t cry. They’re happy, but they don’t dance or sing. They’re angry, but they don’t scream. Because if they do, they feel ashamed. And that’s the worst feeling in the world. So everyone walks with their heads down and no one sees how beautiful the sky is.

Good manners are very important, particularly in the morning.

This was too much. "I refuse. I absolutely REFUSE to be an onion.