Everything takes longer than you think it should, except for some things that don't take as long.

On their return from a trip, it is wise to see friends promptly, before they've had time to get their pictures developed.

Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents?

When there's a lot of it around, you never want it very much.

There was something immensely comforting, I found, about a crumpet - so comforting that I've never forgotten about them and have even learned to make them myself against those times when I have no other source of supply.

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.

You're not supposed to cuss when you're an old lady, and just when there's so much more to cuss about.