How do you summon up courage to dismiss a cat who is paying you a compliment of sitting on your lap?

A cat has to be in a very bad mood if a human cannot coax him to purr.

The art of a news reporter is to learn how to lull a victim, because all good reporters are confidence tricksters in embryo.

Nothing, nothing, the whole long day, nothing.

The most interesting information I can have about a competitor is the cost.

The Bible is authoritative on everything of which it speaks. Moreover, it speaks of everything.

She realises that if she is to save the show she is going to have to improvise a rousing speech, one of the many Henry V moments that make up her working life.

Of all devils let loose in the world there is no devil like devoted love.

Fame lulls the fever of the soul, and makes Us feel that we have grasp'd an immortality.

As McLuhan says, everything happens at once.

You can’t stand in gratitude if you’re stuck in victimhood.

I always think you should push your envelope every chance you get.

There are so many ebbs and flows in life, but when you're raising small children, your family means everything.