Abigail Van Buren

Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does—except wrinkles. It's true, some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.

—Abigail Van Buren

It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can't speak for my twin sister.

—Abigail Van Buren

The best index to a person's character is/ (a) how he treats people who can't do him any good, and/ (b) how he treats people who can't fight back.

—Abigail Van Buren