Gladys Bronwyn Stern

"She was the perfect cliché among dear little old ladies, down to the very lavender bags she placed among her linen."

"Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute."

"Man is a complex being who makes deserts bloom and lakes die."

"One thing that's good about procrastination is that you always have something planned for tomorrow."

"Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone."