When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction.

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

Never regret anything that made you smile.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.

Bullshit is the glue that binds us as a nation.

I wish I could read what she's written there. Instead, I pretend the letters are stars. The words, constellations.

...Studies have found that children who witness abuse are more likely to accept relationships that are abusive.

People are always very nice.

Christianity does not start with an invitation we offer to Jesus, but with an invitation Jesus offers to us.

Also, of course, I need my Dove soap. Of course I need my cocoa butter. I need my Listerine. I need the white Jockey tees. They are really soft and comfortable.

There ought to be a hall of fame for mamas / Creation's most unique and precious pearl / And heaven help us always to remember / That the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world

Wow, I wonder what it'd be like to have a difficult life?

Alafair Burke is one of the finest young crime writers working today.

But every year you grow, you will find me bigger.