We cannot afford not to fight for growth and understanding, even when it is painful, as it is bound to be.
There was such a thing as women's work and it consisted chiefly, Hilary sometimes thought, in being able to stand constant interruption and keep your temper. . . .
True power is given to the vulnerable.
When addressed, a Gentleman Cat does not move a muscle. He looks as if he hasn't heard.
Without anxiety life would have very little savor.
My musical genius reached its apex thirty years ago when I played the triangle in Haydn's children's symphony, so I could not play unless you needed someone to make one sustained note!