Never drink black coffee at lunch; it will keep you awake all afternoon.

The male - I have found - is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained to do most things.

I have a theory that the secret of marital happiness is simple: drink in different pubs to your other half.

Youve simply got to go on and on with your family and friends and tell them how much you love them because you never know whether theyll be there tomorrow, do you?

At home I have big vats of cabbage soup that I make to slim down.

For sheer sexiness, a man must be beautiful. Funny. yes. Clever, no.

I love the long grass coming up to meet the willows.

If you feel compelled to give a New Year's Eve party, don't invite people to arrive too early or they'll go off the boil before midnight.

People who can write a book usually do.

I was so flattered that someone wanted me to write a book, I said I would. It was published in 1969.

And I would really like to be a grandmother, but only when Felix or Emily meet the right person and are ready.

If life throws you a few bad notes or vibrations, don't let them interrupt or alter your song.

Opposities are married.

Our eyes are closed, but even without seeing, they’re only for each other.

So long as you are going in the right direction then the speed of your travel is unimportant.

Magnus gazed dreamily in his direction. "You should leave him here. I could hang hats on him and things.

I think if you're behind the times, you've failed. I think the only way to measure success is being right on time with what people want.

There's a point where art is not subjective, and my example for that is Picasso. If you don't like Picasso, that's your problem.

We cannot show weakness in this world today

You have to let the big ones make up for your mistakes.