he imagined fate as a goddess, capricious and fickle, or as a river, which could flood at any moment

Intelligence does not always define wisdom, but adaptability to change does.

If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing is to be remembered.

There is more food in a pennyworth of bread than in a gallon of ale.

Fascist education is moral, physical, social, and military: it aims to create a complete and harmoniously developed human, a fascist one according to our views.

That's when the idea for Mad About the Boy arrived. It wasn't even a Bridget [Jones] story initially - then I realized I was writing in Bridget's voice and it grew from there into a Bridget novel.

We love the blather and boast, the charge and counter-charge of campaigning. Governing is a tougher deal.

Silence of the heart is necessary so you can hear God everywhere - in the closing of the door, in the person who needs you, in the birds that sing, in the flowers, in the animals.

He who complains, sins.

Sometimes I claim I write because I put in an application at Sears and they've never called back.

Remember, it's better to be a has-been than a never-been.