People who are busy and happy don't write diaries; they are too busy living.

when faced with a problem you do not understand, do any part of it you do understand, then look at it again.

Little girls, like butterflies, need no excuse.

Touch is the most fundamental sense. A baby experiences it, all over, before he is born and long before he learns to use sight, hearing, or taste, and no human ever ceases to need it. Keep your children short on pocket money but long on hugs

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

Always store beer in a dark place.

Waking a person unnecessarily should not be considered a capital crime. For a first offense, that is.