“Just because we're fictional characters doesn't mean you can pick us up and move us anywhere you want.--the people of Lake Woebegon”

“That's the news from Lake Woebegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.”

“We come from people who brought us up to believe that life is a struggle, and if you should feel really happy, be patient: this will pass.”

“My God, rich people have the time to praise You if they want to, but the poor people are so busy, accept their work as praise because, my God, they don’t have time for everything.”

“Thank you, dear God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough.”

“Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have it you may be smart enough to see is what you would have wanted had you known. ”

“Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose.”