Naturally curly hair is a curse, and don't ever let anyone tell you different.

This obsession with dignity can ruin your life if you let it.

All my life I thought that the story was over when the hero and heroine were safely engaged -- after all, what's good enough for Jane Austen ought to be good enough for anyone. But it's a lie. The story is about to begin, and every day will be a new piece of the plot.

He had no imagination either-fatal for one engaged in child-rearing

Miss X has always been a ditherer -- she was a ten month baby and has not improved in any material way since then.

Treat a dog right and he'll treat you right - he'll keep you company, be your friend, never ask you no questions. Cats is different, but I never held that against them.

Reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad books.