One wants to mutter deeply that apart from having two good legs I also have two good degrees and it is just possible that I do know what I'm talking about

The strongest possible piece of advice I would give any young woman is: Don't screw around, and don't smoke.

It's sad he was unable to say a kind word.

We could not continue without risking discovery.

I wish them all health and happiness

If a book doesn't grab me in the first chapter, I may not bother with it, ... As writers we're told that you have to catch readers in the first paragraph, but that is easier said than done.