There is no worse sound in the world than someone who cannot play the violin but insists on doing so anyway.

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.

Lost in a book is a great place to be found.

My whole life, you have made decisions for me.""Your whole life, " Georgiana pointed out, "totals nine years.

Don't talk to the people until you've listened to the people.

I have long admired Steinway pianos for their qualities of tone, clarity, pitch consistency, touch responsiveness, and superior craftsmanship.

Ramires is involved in everything he does.

PLAIN SUPERFICIALITY is the character of a speech, in which any two points being taken, the speaker is found to lie wholly with regard to those two points.

I have a great family, good friends, a nice girlfriend, my own house. I have got everything how I want it to be.

This policy cannot succeed through speeches, and shooting-matches, and songs; it can only be carried out through blood and iron.

You can't say what the outcome of a competition is going to be, so now I am ready to accept any result that comes my way, if I give my best shot.

In reality, we are still children. We want to find a playmate for our thoughts and feelings.