If it were easy to resist, it would not be called chocolate cake.

All books are judged by their covers until they are read.

Nothing good was ever learned from eavesdropping, so mind your business and let others mind theirs.

As Agatha Swanburne once said, 'To be kept waiting is unfortunate, but to be kept waiting with nothing interesting to read is a tragedy of Greek proportions.

In the words of Agatha Swanburne, founder of Swanburne Academy, 'Every book is judged by its cover until it is read.'

There is no alarm clock like embarrassment.

They are trying to take you back from me now, and they will—but only for a brief, little while—

[A]s Agatha Swanburne once said, 'To be kept waiting is unfortunate, but to be kept waiting with nothing interesting to read is a tragedy of Greek proportions.

In the words of Agatha Swanburne, founder of Swanburne Academy, "Every book is judged by its cover until it is read.

The innocent-sounding words “Yes, it’s close enough to walk” can easily lure the unsuspecting tourist into an exhausting day-long climb, requiring supplemental oxygen, crampons, and a pickax.

If there is one thing I have learned, from loving Jessamine and even from the evil tasks you have made me do, it is that all forms of life are worthy of compassion.

Aha! What villains are these, that trespass upon my private lands! Come to scorn at my fall, perchance? Draw, you knaves, you dogs!

The environment is everything that isn't me.

Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.

The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.

We women are so judged by the way we dress, and men are not. So style is part of developing your own brand.

The degree to which you will awaken is in direct proportion to the amount of truth you are willing to accept about yourself.

Poetry has roots, but they are sometimes cut off and still poetry is written.

Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. America from border to border and coast to coast and all the ships at sea. Let's go to press.

My mother was the first singer I had contact with. She sang constantly to us around the house, in church.