You are softening toward the young rascal because he is ill, and because he says he likes cats." "It is an engaging quality, Emerson." "That depends," said Emerson darkly, "on how he likes them.

When emotion supersedes reason ... gullibility must follow.

No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.

Dogs can be made to feel guilty about anything, including the sins of their owners. Cats refuse to take the blame for anything - including their own sins.

there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.

The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.

I knew the answer, and--of course--so did Ramses. He has superb breath control and always gets in ahead of me.

Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.

A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.

Cats always made up to the people who hated them the most. Depending on how you chose to look at it, it was a touching manifestation of trust, or a malicious pleasure in human discomfort.

Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.

I'm from Iowa, we don't know what cool is!

Deep down, I'm pretty superficial.

The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely religious people, and then they come after you with machetes.

Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it as is represented in the advertising.

I love heights. I love speed. Im on the verge of being a pyromaniac. Maybe my phobia is boredom.

I'm officially middle-aged. I don't need drugs anymore, thank God. I can get the same effect just by standing up real fast.

I have three treasures that I cherish. The first is compassion. The second is moderation. The third is not claiming to be first in the world.

We only came up with the Kaiser Chiefs about a year and a half ago when we scrapped every song we'd ever done. It was a complete change of direction, songs, outlook and everything.

Isn't the drawing board the place where all the best work happens? It's not a bad thing to go back there. It's the entire point.

Look Back in forgiveness, forward in hope, down in compassion and up in gratitude.