And then there was him, the long and painful love of her life.

Nothing in this world happens without a reason. That we are all exactly where we are supposed to be, and that the pieces of the puzzle have a tendency to come together when you least expect it.

Life, Steffi has learned, carries on around the pain, making room for it, absorbing it until it becomes part of the daily fabric, wrapping itself around you and lodging itself in your heart.

You are the best person I've met in years, and if I'd met you in a year's time, or maybe even a few months, I know we could be happy together, but I can't give you what you need.

Every time my dreams threaten to become reality, something always happens and I end up alone.

As Carrie Fisher once said in a film, everyone thinks they have good taste and a sense of humour.

Whether you are inspired or not, the only way to unlock your creativity, is to start writing.

Fantasies are absolutely safe, as long as you never try to make them a reality.

I think relationships are very difficult. It's very easy to get swept away with excitement, glamour, and passion. I think the trick is to look for friendship rather than passion.

Anyone can live in a house, but homes are created with patience, time and love.

It's about thinking that being blonde and slim and perfect will automatically bring you happiness, and then discovering that life is full of as many disappointments as there were before.

It is a bad idea to live too long. Few carry it off well.

The nights did not come gently but seemed to slam down angrily upon the Earth.

And government's only role is to secure our rights for us.

The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children.

The 20th century was the century of war and blood. The 21st century is the century of dialogue.

Football doesn't build character. It eliminates the weak ones.

The air we see in the paintings of the old masters is never the air we breathe.

It's Australian to do such things because, however uncivilised they may seem, it's human to do them.

One of the things I learned was that Putin has no respect for the United States leadership. Not for the United States, but the leadership.

I don't think the press are vindictive. They can write what they want