There are no ordinary cats.

Time spent with cats is never wasted.

The day after that wedding night I found that a distance of a thousand miles, abyss and discovery and irremediable metamorphosis, separated me from the day before.

It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place.

Faith is believing that the outcome will be what it should be, no matter what it is.

Be happy. It's one way of being wise.

My eyes, I have filled with Jesus upon Whom I have fixed them at the Elevation of the Host at Holy Mass and I do not wish to replace Him with any other image

If I can't have too many truffles, I'll do without truffles.

If there be a true way that leads to the Everlasting Kingdom, it is most certainly that of suffering, patiently endured.

Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.

Time spent with a cat is never wasted.

It's a fact that at the deeper levels there are less humans.

The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.

When one is altering the face of the universe one cannot remember small helpful acts.

Running from your fear can be more painful than facing it, for better or worse.

From my parents, I learned a very strong work ethic, and all of my brothers and sisters all worked from the earliest days of life right through to the present time.

Whoever has loved once, knows all that life contains of sorrow and of joy.

I understand that coffee and cigarettes are cool, fashionable and all that. But agree the tea with cookies still taste better.

And all Halloween candy pales next to candy corn, if only because candy corn used to appear, like the Great Pumpkin, solely on Halloween.

The witches, the wise women, and the healers were also always the counselors. It's a whole other tradition of knowledge and learning that has been suppressed because it had political implications.

The Fed is the greatest hedge fund in history.