"Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm." Publilius Syrus (first century B.C.), Maxim 358 "Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards." Robert Heinlein "God gave women intuition and femininity. Used properly, the combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I've ever met." Farrah Fawcett "There are days when any electrical appliance in the house, including the vacuum cleaner, offers more entertainment than the TV set." Harriet Van Horne "Babies don't need fathers, but mothers do. Someone who is taking care of a baby needs to be taken care of." Amy Heckerling "The best time to plan a book is while you're doing the dishes. Agatha Christie "I'm furious about the Women's Liberationists. They keep getting up on soapboxes and proclaiming that women are brighter than men. That's true, but it should be kept quiet or it ruins the whole racket." Anita Loos "My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence." Edith Sitwell "'I feel a very unusual sensation', said Mr St Barbe, after dining. 'If it's not indigestion, I think it must be gratitude.'" Benjamin Disraeli "Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those I love, I can: all of them make me laugh." Wystan Hugh Auden "The greatest trust, between man and man, is the trust of giving counsel." Francis Bacon