Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason. And those of us who are mothers know it's the most exquisite love of all.

Romantic lovers require from each other at least the facade of reason: We desire to be what romantic love makes us appear in the other's eyes. We want to imagine we are deserving of the love we inspire.

Some people are mistaken, they think birds need feed to survive, but they don't. The main reason to feed birds is to enjoy them.

Of all the hard jobs around, one of the hardest is being a good teacher.

The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything

If I want to ban any newspaper, I will, with good reason.