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“What is to become of us? How are we to feed our poor children, when we no longer have anything even for ourselves?” “I’ll tell you what, husband,” answered the woman, “early tomorrow morning we will take the children out into the forest to where it is the thickest; there we will light a fire for them, and give each of them one more piece of bread, and then we will go to our work and leave them alone. They will not find the way home again, and we shall be rid of them.” “No, wife,” said the man, “I will not do that; how can I bear to leave my children alone in the forest?—the wild animals would soon come and tear them to pieces.” “O, you fool!” said she, “then we must all”
― The Brothers Grimm: Illuminated Fairy Tales, Vol. 1
― The Brothers Grimm: Illuminated Fairy Tales, Vol. 1

“I realized that if you avoid the sin, you will also avoid the fun.”
― The Pink Cadillac
― The Pink Cadillac

“The Mother of God. Good-looking. Well-dressed. A good person. Knows how to make the absolute best of a situation. And never uppity about any of it.”
― Dodging Satan: My Irish/Italian, Sometimes Awesome, But Mostly Creepy, Childhood
― Dodging Satan: My Irish/Italian, Sometimes Awesome, But Mostly Creepy, Childhood

“When the hatred stops will the love begin? When there is no more greed will there then be peace?”
― My Thoughts
― My Thoughts

“I don’t eat cauliflower,” said Tizzard after thinking about it for a while. “My dad says that ‘a cauliflower is nothing but a cabbage with a college education’.”
“I think that’s Mark Twain,” said Windflower.
“And my dad,” said Tizzard.”
― Too Close For Comfort
“I think that’s Mark Twain,” said Windflower.
“And my dad,” said Tizzard.”
― Too Close For Comfort
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