If there's anythin' on earth that can be more tryin' than any kind of relative, I don't know what it is, but relatives by marriage comes first - easy.
I've just washed my hair and I can't do a thing with it!
... sometimes, out of bitterness, the years distill forgiveness.
A bird is joy incarnate.
it is bad manners to contradict a guest. You must never insult people in your own house - always go to theirs.
each separate flower has a magic all its own.