The mills of the gods grind slowly but they grind exceedingly fine.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A joy that's shared is a joy made double.

The shortest answer is doing.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Two heads are better than one.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Many things are lost for want of asking.

What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

A burnt child dreads the fire.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

No, no! The adventures first, explanations take such a dreadful time.

Up in that room I decided that I would write one story about each thing that I knew about. I was trying to do this all the time I was writing, and it was good and severe discipline.

A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's: She changes it more often.

When in doubt, wear what you want to wear. Not what you think the dress code is.

There may be men who act without understanding why. I do not. To listen much, pick out the good and follow it; to see much and ponder it: this comes next to understanding.

I am really enjoying the new Martin Luther King Jr stamp - just think about all those white bigots, licking the backside of a black man.

My biggest critics have never read me.

Education is not a way to escape poverty, it is a way of fighting it.

Too much sparkle can detract from the focal point of the painting, so I blend some areas to tone down the look of the pastels in less important areas.

I live in Italy. I visit my family in Switzerland.