...the villagers had decided that 'practical' meant 'extremely magical and full of interesting objects' and had officially subtitled themselves, Winesap: A Pracktical Towne.

I have all the books I could need, and what more could I need than books?

I am a practical girl, and a life is only so long. It should be spent in as much peace and good eating and good reading as possible and no undue excitement. That is all I am after.

Truly, Mallow yearned to know everything. Curiosity was part of her, like her short blond hair and bitten fingernails.

Sigh no more ladies sigh no more Men were deceivers ever One foot in sea and one on shore To one thing constant never.

Eating wholesome foods and getting plenty of sleep is crucial for me.

Why is the mind incapable of deciding its own subject matter? Why when we desperately want to think of one thing to we invariably think of another?

I have very old-fashioned tastes.

As our power over others increases, we become less free; for to retain it, we must make ourselves its servants.

When I was in my early 20s, I had my hair permed. Bad Idea! It turned into total frizz. My advice to women is: if you have nice hair already, don't get a perm, leave your hair alone.

We must love one another, yes, yes, that's all true enough, but nothing says we have to like each other.

Power immobilizes; it freezes with a single gesture-grandiose, terrible, theatrical, or finally, simply monotonous-the variety which is life.

I know that there's a lot of room to maneuver in those kind of ghostly musical spheres.

I've never wanted to be a cage fighter myself, but I definitely do enjoy the entertainment of it.