You must pay the penalty of growing-up, Paul. You must leave fairyland behind you.

It's rather hard to decide just when people are grown up.

Jane's stories are extremely sensible. Then Diana puts too many murders into hers. She says most of the time she doesn't know what to do with the people so she kills them off to get rid of them.

But I believe I rather like superstitious people. They lend color to life. Wouldn't it be a rather drab world if everybody was wise and sensible . . . and good? What would we find to talk about?

Proverbs are all very fine when there's nothing to worry you, but when you're in real trouble, they're not a bit of help.

In this world you've just got to hope for the best and prepare for the worst and take whatever God sends.

Maples are such sociable trees ... They're always rustling and whispering to you.