The practice of patience toward one another, the overlooking of one anothers defects, and the bearing of one anothers burdens is the most elementary condition of all human and social activity in the family, in the professions, and in society. – Lawrence G. Lovasik
Mammalia, n.pl. A family of vertebrate animals whose females in a state of nature suckle their young, but when civilized and enlightened put them out to nurse, or use the bottle. – Ambrose Bierce
I bought a selection of short, romantic fiction novels, studied them, decided that I had found a formula and then wrote a book that I figured was the perfect story. Thank goodness it was rejected. – Louise Brown