Isabel observed an etiquette of the telephone: a call before eight in the morning was an emergency; between eight and nine it was an intrusion; thereafter calls could be made until ten in the evening,...
If we treated others with the consideration that one would give to those who only had a few days to live, then we would be kinder, at least.
If we let the men talk about them and decide them, then suddenly we wake up and find out that the men have made all the decisions, and these decisions all suit men.
I promise to share all my worldly goods-including letters, parcels and other items of correspondence, opened or unopened.
I can’t, Tofu, said Bertie. I can’t join the cubs. Tofu was dismissive of Bertie’s protestation. You can’t? Why? Is it because you think you’ll fail the medical examination? There isn’t one. That’s th...
I cannot see myself in a new car. I am a tiny white van person. That is what i want!
Dr. Svensson had once counselled him to think of the things you’re doing rather than the things you did.
Dogs can read signals -- look at sheepdogs; they understand hand movements for left and right. Dogs are no fools, you know. He paused. Well, some are. Some dogs are truly stupid, Ulf.
Do not take on a traditionally built person unless you are prepared for a heavyweight bout.
Dislike required energy and a good memory for slights; geniality was so much less demanding, and at the end of the day felt better too.
Chance; pure chance. But chance was a dull explanation because it denied the possibility of the paranormal, and people were often disappointed by dull explanations. Mystery and the unknown were far mo...
But then she reminded herself that there were plenty of people who were afraid of the police, even if they had clear consciences. These were people who had been the victims of bullying when young--bul...
But sometimes cats just have nasty natures, don’t you think? And you can’t do much about a personality disorder. Cats are psychopaths at heart.
Boys, men, she said. They’re all the same. They think that this thing is something special and they’re all so proud of it. They do not know how ridiculous it is.
Bill and Ed did not look as bad as the other two, but they both had six or seven large gold rings in each ear, and this made them rattle when they walked.
Be content with who you are and where you are, and do whatever you can do to bring to others such contentment, and joy, and understanding that you have managed to find yourself.
Anger, Obed Ramotswe had explained to her once, is no more than a salt that we rub into our wounds.
And having a servant was not a sign of wealth or privilege—even a modest establishment would have a maid, as this was an important way of providing employment that would otherwise not exist.
An Englishman was reflecting on the different words that people use for fish. ‘Isn’t it strange,’ he said, ‘that the French say le poisson, the Spanish say el pescado, and the English call it fish—whi...
All cats are grey in the dark, he had written in one chapter. So remember that how much you can see of a situation depends on how much light you can shine upon it.