There are worse things than being fat, and one of them is worrying about it all the time.

many people choose, early on, their own truths from the large smorgasbord available. And once they've chosen them, for good reason or no reason, they then proceed rather selectively, wisely gathering whatever will bolster them or at least carry out the color scheme.

the most all-around, practical, long-wearing illusions are the ones that you weave yourself.

Every idea is my last. I feel sure of it. So, I try to do the best with each as it comes and that's where my responsibility ends. But I just don't wait for ideas. I look for them. Constantly. And if I don't use the ideas that I find, they're going to quit showing up.

What most of us are after, when we have a picture taken, is a good natural-looking picture that doesn't resemble us.

Peas went with carrots as infallibly as ham went with eggs. For years I thought carrots and peas grew on the same vine.

It is always a taut moment in a foreign country waiting to see if your English-speaking guide speaks English.