Thank you, dear God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough. [The last sentence of the short story 'State Fair' found in the book Leaving Home.]

Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have got it you may be smart enough to see is what you woul…

The funniest line in English is 'Get it?' When you say that, everyone chortles.

Selective ignorance, a cornerstone of child rearing. You don't put kids under surveillance: it might frighten you. Parents should sit tall in the saddle and lo…

I'm not bitter. Why should I be bitter? I'm thrilled to death with life. Life is - the way God has given it to me was just a platter - a golden platter of life…

'If I were to say 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then I should have said 'God, why me?' about the good things that happened in my life.'

Life is a gift horse in my opinion.