In the house itself, the gable is much lower than in the painting -- you can only stand up just barely at the apex.

If you construct a room in paint, you haunt it. Your life rests in every stroke. So paint only the rooms that you can bear to occupy forever. Or paint the stars instead.

All the good ideas I ever had came to me while I was milking a cow.

You can do anything with beer that you can do with wine. Beer is great for basting or marinating meat and fish.

"I had to go to France to appreciate Iowa."

All the good ideas I ever had came to me while I was milking a cow