“Wisdom is the reward for a lifetime of listening when you would have preferred to talk.”

“Never doubt the courage of the French. They were the ones who discovered that snails are edible.”

“A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success!”

“Few things are more satisfying than seeing your children have teenagers of their own.”

“Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.”

“The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball.”

“For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.”

“The vast and beautiful world is the home we share together.”

“I stood there a long while, staring at that tree. It looked so strongSo beautiful. Hurt right down the middleBut alive and well. Cee touched my shoulderLightly. Frank? Yes? Come on, brother. Let's ...”

“If a man whistles at you, don't turn around. You are a lady not a dog.”

“I heard the man and woman cry a warning as I frantically racked my brain for some sort of throat-repairing spell, which I was clearly about to need. Of course the only words that I actually managed...”

“I am a believer in free will. If my dog chooses to hate the whole human race except myself, it must be free to do so.”

“On a lighter but serious side I believe that homework was meant for parents to take a keen interest in the studies of children rather than leave it completely for the teacher. This way the parent c...”

“He's given me enough homework to last ten years. I'm gonna die of nerdism.”

“I do my precalc homework, and then when I'm done I actually sit with the textbook for like three hours and try to understand what I just did. That's the kind of weekend it is--the kind where you ha...”