I see the old even as I am looking at the new--the storefronts now occupied by up-to-date boutiques and trendy retail shops. It's almost like being in two places at the same time.

What ho!" I said."What ho!" said Motty."What ho! What ho!""What ho! What ho! What ho!"After that it seemed rather difficult to go on with the conversation.

Knowing you, I understood myself.

Go ahead and laugh at Detroit. Because you are laughing at yourself.

It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.

You can say the Earth is flat, but it doesn't mean you're going to fall off the edge.

I believe the Bible is the word of God from cover to cover.

The perfection of outward loveliness is the soul shining through its crystalline covering.

I don't write for any particular kind of person.

I'm telling you this for one reason and one reason only: No matter how sure you are of someone's love, it's always nice to hear it.

That sense of what happened in Europe in World War II has shaped a lot of my views.