One reads books in order to gain the privilege of living more than one life.... - Garrison Keillor

Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have got it you may be smart enough to see is what you would have wanted had you known.

The French have a new president, the British will soon have a new P.M., and we envy them as we endure the endless wait for this small dim man to go back to Texas and resume his life.

That's the news from Lake Woebegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.