And they lived happily (aside from a few normal disagreements, misunderstandings, pouts, silent treatments, and unexpected calamities) ever after..

I'm starting to believe that happily ever after includes people doing things that upset each other. We all get cranky, or impatient, or worried, or c….

I know it's important to do more than just complain when there's something you don't like. You need to try to do something about it, or you're nothin….

Secrets have a way of making themselves felt, even before you know there's a secret..

Congratulations. You have met your conscience. In my experience, the world is divided between those who have one and those who don't. And the ones wi….

You should work extra hard to be your best selves. True evil has a hard time operating in the face of strenuous manifestations of good. Especially if….

Just bring your wits. Sometimes that's the most effective weapon any of us has..

As wonderful as dogs can be, they are famous for missing the point..

It was good, too, to remember how hard a lot of people had to work to keep a kingdom running well, and that it was simply good manners to let them kn….

No matter how good somebody's life looks from the outside, you can be sure there's something about it you wouldn't want to have in your life..

She said, "As long as we're with each other--" "We know we're in exactly the right place," he finished..

Rats. Rats, mice, and rodents..

Knock, Knock." "Who's there?" "Olive." "Olive who?" "Olive...ooh. I love you, too," he said, figuring it out. "You can tell me that one anytime you l….

That cup of tea is definately not down your alley.

I figured that when there's no way of knowing what the future holds it's just as easy to believe it'll be good as to believe it'll be bad..

Nobody ever gets enough appreciation when they're behaving themselves, but there's no end to hearing about it when they're not..