“Warp threads are thicker than the weft, and made of a coarser wool as well. I think of them as like wives. Their work is not obvious - all you can see are the ridges they make under the colorful we...”

“We do not need such things to help us to see God, I countered. We have His Word, and that isenough.”

“Say something worth the words.”

“It's a rare book that wins the battle against drooping eyelids.”

“It turned out plant collecting was a solitary occupation. In the past Robert had enjoyed being alone, or so he thought. Actually he had rarely been alone for long: working in hotels, in stables, on...”

“It is not easy to let someone go, even when they have said unforgivable things to you.”

“All your jewels are mine to plunder.”

“I tend not to wear accessories. I'm not one of those gals with a drawerful of amazing jewelry. I don't even have my ears pierced! But I have one bracelet that never comes off my wrist.”

“I want to design jewelry for girls and guys... I'ma spread it out, but I'ma design, probably when I'm just designing furniture and buildings, I'll probably being the jewelry thing, too.”

“I love new clothes. If everyone could just wear new clothes everyday, I reckon depression wouldnt exist anymore.”

“Women speak because they wish to speak, whereas a man speaks only when driven to speak by something outside himself-like, for instance, he can't find any clean socks.”

“Guilty feelings about clothes are totally unnecessary. A lot of people earn their living by making clothes, so you should never feel bad.”

“School taught me how to do language, maths and science; it failed to teach me the very basics of how to keep my home healthy.”

“Gratifying when the basics reflect a fresh light, leading to real continuing ed.”