Hmm. I’ll need my Always Waterproof Fashion Ostrich Leash.
The children never troubled themselves about whether they were fixable or not, as they did not consider themselves broken in the first place. You may decide for yourself what to think about it, but it is worth remembering that often people who are told they need fixing are perfectly fine as they are. It is our own narrow notion of how things ought to be that is truly in need of repair.
True optimism, as Agatha Swanburne defined it, is the habit of expecting happy endings in a way that keeps one cheerfully working to make them come true.
There is no harm in carrying a borrowed umbrella, but toothbrushes and opinions should always be one’s own.
Within reason” is not the sort of place one can easily find on a map; in fact, its location may vary considerably from one day to the next.
The difference between a dream and a plan is a to-do list.
Many are happy to give advice; few are happy to take it.
If you want fresh ideas in your head, get some fresh mud on your boots.
Agatha Swanburne – “Do your best before lunch and do your best after lunch. During lunch, have a sandwich.
Agatha Swanburne – “So many cupcakes, so little time.
Agatha Swanburne – “Peas first, biscuits last, make for a happy meal.
Agatha Swanburn – “A journey of a thousand miles is best spent napping.
Agatha Swanburne – “Morning may not put your problems in a new light, but it at least puts them in a new day.
Agatha Swanburn – “Never underestimate a Swanburn girl, for a Swanburn girl never underestimates herself.
Agatha Swanburne – “All things look different close up.
Agatha Swanburne – “No hopeless case is truly without hope.
Agatha Swanburne – “Not all things should be baked in a pie.
Agatha Swanburne – “Some things just sound better in French.
Agatha Swanburne – “Doing your best is no cause for regret.
Agatha Swanburn – “Luck is only luck; the bad is often merely good in disguise.
Agatha Swanburn – “This and that left here and there means a trip and a fall every now and then.