Among the things that you, and you alone, are the absolute and final judge of is whether or not you are a success.

Do not ask that your kids live up to your expectations. Let your kids be who they are, and your expectations will be in breathless pursuit.

When you have brought up kids, there are memories you store directly in your tear ducts.

Stubbornly persist, and you will find that the limits of your stubbornness go well beyond the stubbornness of your limits

I am not your dog, but if every time you saw me, you gave me a backrub, I would run to greet you, too.

I don't know that there are haunted houses. I know that there are dark staircases and haunted people.

A dog is much like a married man, obeying his master's voice for the sake of his master's touch.