“A molcajete is a stone mortar and pestle from Mexico. They're great for grinding spices and making salsa and guacamole because they give everything a nice coarse and rustic feel. I've never collected anything, but I think I might start collecting these because each one is decorated differently.”

“A severe though not unfriendly critic of our institutions said that the cure for admiring the House of Lords was to go and look at it.”