When you're in a good mood, bring up the past. When you're in a bad mood, stick to the present. And when you're not feeling emotional at all, it's time to talk about the future.

Common sense comes from experience, and kids need to fail as well as succeed in order to learn it. It's difficult to develop common sense when you spend a lot of time in your room where nothing much happens.

Be able to sneeze without sounding ridiculous. That means neither stifling yourself or spraying your immediate vicinity.

While you're writing, you can't concentrate nearly as well on what the speaker is saying.

[When asked if the voice is an instrument:] Yes, of course. Some are violins, some are fountain pens and some are stethoscopes. And others are just washboards.

Feeling is what you get for thinking the way you do.

Be able to tell whether garments that look good on the hanger actually look good on you