“Never ruin an apology with an excuse.”

        — Kimberly Johnson

“Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.”

        — Kenyan proverb

“Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom.”

        — Merry Browne

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”

        — John F. Kennedy

“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”

        — William Somerset Maugham

“As for butter versus margarine, I trust cows more than chemists.”

        — Joan Gussow

“If you lend someone twenty dollars, and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.”

        — Unknown