Never mind what my name is,” the man said. “No one can pronounce it anyway. Just call me Sir.

Anyone who gives you a cinnamon roll fresh out of the oven is a friend for life.

Miracles are like meatballs, because nobody can exactly agree on what they are made of, where they come from, or how often they should appear.

Temper tantrums, however fun they may be to throw, rarely solve whatever problem is causing them.

I didn't realize this was a sad occasion.

They didn't understand it, but like so many unfortunate events in life, just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so.

Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby - awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess.

Chestnuts in stuffing tastes like someone chewed up a tree branch and then French-kissed it into your mouth.

The thing with your heart's desire is that your heart doesn't even know what it desires until it turns up.

Accidents happen all the time.

Morning is an important time of day, because how you spend your morning can often tell you what kind of day you are going to have.

When we are out of sympathy with the young, then I think our work in this world is over.

Still, obviously, one can't be sensible all the time.

God is patiently transfiguring all the notes of my life into the song of His Son.

I began writing in the 4th grade. As a matter of fact, I produced a play for the entire school. It was about Leif Ericson and the discovery of America.

I want to avoid injuries by running only road.

I smoked for many years like a total idiot.

Its extremely dangerous to compare anyone else to Shakespeare.

Everyone has a story.

Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we're Thanksgiving turkeys.