Loving and parenting a dog as a single parent can create all sorts of new and unusual problems, but also new sources of joy.
Do as we say, and not as we do. [Lat. , Faites ce que nous disons, et ne faites pas ce que nous faisons. ]
To have compassion for those who suffer is a human quality which everyone should possess, especially those who have required comfort themselves in the past and have managed to find it in others.
You must read, you must persevere, you must sit up nights, you must inquire, and exert the utmost power of your mind. If one way does not lead to the desired meaning, take another; if obstacles arise, then still another; until, if your strength holds out, you will find that clear which at first looked dark.
It's better to repent what you enjoyed than to repent not having enjoyed anything.
Nothing is so indecent that it cannot be said to another person if the proper words are used to convey it.
People tend to believe the bad rather than the good.
We learn best with focused attention. As we focus on what we're learning, the brain maps that information on what we already know making new neural connections
The children of each generation are taught to want what they are taught they must not have.
Of course I didn't pioneer the use of food in fiction: it has been a standard literary device since Chaucer and Rabelais, who used food wonderfully as a metaphor for sensuality.
When the doctor told me I had cancer, I was scared.