A horse can lend its rider the speed and strength he or she lacks - but the rider who is wise remembers it is no more then a loan.

It's hard to be responsible, adult and sensible all the time. How good it is to have a sister whose heart is as young as your own.

For sheer excitement you can keep movie premieres and roller-coasters . An empty white canvas waiting to be filled. That's the thing.

If you've only one breath left, use it to say thank you.

It's hard to visualize the toys you had fifty years ago - all save bear. He's as clear as if he were sitting on the desk in front of you...of course...he probably is.

Love is to understand, at last, the suffering of another.

An older sister is a friend and defender - a listener, conspirator, a counsellor and a sharer of delights. And sorrows too.