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.

We expect too much at Christmas. It's got to be magical. It's got to go right. Feasting. Fun. The perfect present. All that anticipation. Take it easy. Love's the thing. The rest is tinsel.

Bears need people. People need bears.

A cat can maintain a position of curled up somnolence on your knee until you are nearly upright. To the last minute she hopes your conscience will get the better of you and you will settle down again.

Always smile back at little children. To ignore them is to destroy their belief that the world is good.

Thank you for being interested. Doesn't sound much but it meant just about everything.

Sisters annoy, interfere, criticize. Indulge in monumental sulks, in huffs, in snide remarks. Borrow. Break. Monopolize the bathroom. Are always underfoot. But if catastrophe should strike, sisters are there. Defending you against all comers.