Instead of writing it wrong six times and then writing it right, I think it wrong six times and then write it right the seventh time.

In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

Think before you speak. Read before you think.

My favorite animal is steak.

The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.

A hobby is, of course, an abomination, as are all consuming interests and passions that do not lead directly to large, personal gain.

As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.

Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.

There are two modes of transport in Los Angeles: car and ambulance. Visitors who wish to remain inconspicuous are advised to choose the latter

I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.

Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.

LOVE— yes, that one never fails!

No sight better expresses the politics of aid, the dynamics of the West and the developing countries, than the image of children, happy or in need.

What I do with my kids is - and I think they probably do ignore us - is No Alcohol. If they're drunk they will be grounded for time immemorial.

I know how to be sour. I know that taste.

A search of one's life and soul will reveal the hand of God. The outpouring of his blessings come with our afflictions, not in spite of them. Afflictions be praised!

Everyone cleaves to the doctrine he has happened upon, as to a rock against which he has been thrown by tempest.

On her daughters: I have a 5 year old and I have a 1 year old.

I couldn't decide on a title for my first novel and my editor came up with Everything Good Will Come. After that, I thought I should name my own books.A Bit of Difference seems just right.

How real is history? Is it just an enormous soup so full of disparate ingredients that it is uncharacterizable?