The old Irish when immersing a babe at baptism left out the right arm so that it would remain pagan for good fighting

Why is it that people rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the people involved.

A baby is an inestimable blessing and bother

Part of my plan has been to try to pleasantly remind adults of what they once were themselves, and of how they felt and thought and talked, and what queer enterprises they sometimes engaged in

Old habit of mind is one of the toughest things to get away from in the world. It transmits itself like physical form and feature . . .

When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old.