Also, can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that there has never been and probably will never be another actress as thoroughly lovable as Audrey Hepburn.

The best kind of praise is intelligent praise.

Perhaps one of my favorite things about travelling is getting to mark and observe other readers.

In order to be heard, an author must have readers...

When the holly’s in the redAnd the pine is in the green,When the mornings all are frosty,In a brilliant silver sheenThen I love to go a’ walkingRambling here and there, quite slow,Plucking greenery and berries;Wishing for a Christmas snow

My, my, what is the world coming to that women should have feet? Even large ones

We are not in a foul humor, Belkin. We are in a corrupt-tempered moon. There is a difference, you know.

First of all is the fact that I have some rather good turns of phrase. I don't say that pridefully ... it's just that when a line I forgot about smacks me in the face and says, "Look at me! Aren't I lovely?" I have to notice.