“The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in itsvalue.”

“Few people can resist doing what is universally expected of them. This invisible pressure is more difficult to stand against than individual tyranny.”

“Mud-pies gratify one of our first and best instincts. So long as we are dirty, we are pure.”

“Lettuce is like conversation; it must be fresh and crisp, so sparkling that you scarcely notice the bitter in it.”

“Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough.”

“The store of fairy tales, that blue chamber where stories lie waiting to be rediscovered, holds out the promise of just those creative enchantments, not only for its own characters caught in its own plotlines; it offers magical metamorphoses to the one who opens the door, who passes on what was found there, and to those who hear what the storyteller brings. The faculty of wonder, like curiosity can make things happen; it is time for wishful thinking to have its due.”

“ The best car safety device is a rear view mirror with a cop in it. ”