Elizabeth ... had the prerogative of the rich that she could be generous with large sums and niggardly over small ones.

To think of losing is to lose already.

It is best as one grows older to strip oneself of possessions, to shed oneself downward like a tree, to be almost wholly earth before one dies.

... possessiveness cannot accept; it cannot even strike a fair bargain; it has to confer.

The fatal flaw of gravity; when you are down, everything falls down on you.

Spring is strictly sentimental, self-regarding; but I burn more careless in the autumn bonfire.

Inflation is the senility of democracies.

cooking is the most succulent of human pleasures.

One cannot overestimate the power of a good rancorous hatred on the part of the stupid. The stupid have so much more industry and energy to expend on hating. They build it up like coral insects.

Truth has beauty, power, and necessity.

Idleness is righteous if it is comfortable. Uncomfortable idleness is sin & sinful waste.

But the thing that . . . that I touched . . . " I cried. "It was furry! It-" I stopped short, taken with a shudder. "I know, " said Herrick.

Before you start to lose sleep over your problems, be sure to talk to God about them. He has proven over and over again to be extremely good at solving problems.

I have people I call friends

I thought Britney Spears was absolutely marvelous in the beginning. But now I think she's gone off the deep end.

Examine everything that you've been taught, not simply what you've been taught in school, but the images that have been held up to you since the time of your birth.

I love my mom. I totally look up to her, and she just doesn't let anybody take advantage of me. People might call that a stage mom.

Find what brings you joy and go there.

Each of us is something of a schizophrenic personality, tragically divided against ourselves.

With you nothing is simple yet nothing is simpler