The difference between keeping things clean and keeping kids clean was that things just sat still and waited for the dirt to collect. We kids were carriers. We ran a pickup and delivery service.

Any kid who has two parents who are interested in him and has a houseful of books isn't poor.

Love at first sight is easy to understand; it's when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle.

If you want to know how your girl will treat you after marriage, just listen to her talking to her little brother.