The real reason Milton went blind was to avoid reading unsolicited manuscripts.
To have meaningful work is a tremendous happiness.
People are like tea bags; you never know how strong they’ll be until they’re in hot water. In times of trouble, you not only discover what you truly believe but whether or not you can act on your beliefs.
I used to think romantic love was a neurosis shared by two, a supreme foolishness. I no longer think that. There’s nothing foolish in loving anyone. Thinking you’ll be loved in return is what’s foolish.
All decisions are made on insufficient evidence.
Aunt Mimi possessed a horror of silence, which she battled with endless chat. The Typhoid Mary of the Telephone started her calls at 6:30 each morning.
I believe in art that conceals art.
Put your money in your head, that way no one can take it from you.
We animals live life in all its glorious uncertainty. Why do politicians think they can control events?
Oh well, maybe the only beauty left in cities is in the oil slicks on the road and maybe there isn’t any beauty left in the people who live in these places.
There are very few people who are creative and imaginative. Therefore, fiction is difficult for people to embrace.
Recognition of function always precedes recognition of being.
I became a lesbian because of women, because women are beautiful, strong, and compassionate.
Not until my middle thirties did I consider myself a novelist.
Education is a wonderful thing. If you couldn’t sign your name you’d have to pay cash.
Cats and dogs believe politicians are like cemetery caregivers; they are on top of everyone, but nobody listens.
Don’t hope more than you’re willing to work.
While cats can be infuriating, little old women in fur coats, they make me laugh. Of course, dogs, horses and my highly social chickens are dear to me, too.
No animal on the face of the earth could conceive of taxation. You and I work roughly six months a year to pay our local, state and federal taxes. If nothing else, this should convince you that animals are smarter than people.
It doesn’t matter to me. We’re still cousins in our own way. Blood’s just something old people talk about to make you feel bad.