Henry Alford

Law is king of all.

You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company.

As a writer, I try to do different things, but I'm not going to become a darker artist or turn into Radiohead overnight. I don't think that's my style.

What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's wife. From Alberta down to Texas I've known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people.