“In my house you have to talk to cats because, being ten of them, there are a lot of important things you have to say to them-like ‘Get off’ and ‘Shut up’ and things like that.”

You never possess a cat; you are allowed to be in a cat’s life, which, of course, is a privilege.

We have agreements with many countries including Iran, including Russia, including other countries that are about different things including armament. It’s cooperation like any cooperation between any two countries, which is normal. It’s not related to the crisis.

The only two things in life that make it worth livin’ / Is guitars that tune good and firm feelin’ women

The dog has an enviable mind; it remembers the nice things in life and quickly blots out the nasty.

Next to gold and jewelry, health is the most important thing you can have.

There are those who say I’m impatient, impetuous, uppity, rude, profane, brash, and overbearing. Whether I’m any of those things, or all of them, you can decide for yourself. But whatever I am — and this ought to be made very clear — I am a very serious woman.

The funny thing is, about the time I let go of any aspiration toward worldly success, that’s about the time I started writing decent work.

One of the great things about building a tech company is the amazing people that you can hire.

The small things of life were often so much bigger than the great things . . . the trivial pleasure like cooking, one’s home, little poems especially sad ones, solitary walks, funny things seen and overheard.