Books have become products, like cereal or perfume or deodorant.

Should-haves solve nothing. It's the next thing to happen that needs thinking about.

One of the injustices of the world was that it was so easy to make the innocent and caring ones happy with so little.

To anyone with a drop of Irish blood in them the land they live on is like their mother. It's the only thing that lasts, that's worth working for, for fighting for

And if things always stayed the same, Scarlett, what would be the reason for bothering to draw breath?

If only' repeated again and again in her head like a battering ram...'if only' could break your heart.

Scarlett O'Hara did the most courageous thing she had ever been called on to do. She faced up to failure.

How could a man know the truth of his own soul?

To anyone with a drop of Irish blood in them the land they live on is like their mother. It's the only thing that lasts, that's worth working for, for fighting for...

Something happens to people when they're masked. They become too free, uncivilized. They may do anything.

Being a parent is amazing.

Honesty is probably the sexiest thing a man can give to a woman.

All creatures come into the world bringing with them the memory of justice.

I don't really want to retire. I intend to go on working as long as I can because I still have a huge amount of energy.

You just do the things that you love and see if other people can like them too.

Style, no matter how outrageous it is, is still an expression of someone's personality. And my personality is somewhere stuck in the classics.

Let the conversation flow at its own pace, don't try to rush it or control it. You need to let go and be part of the conversation.

At home, be grateful. At work, be appreciative. Gratitude is a gift we give ourselves. Appreciation is a gift we give to others.

Just be yourself, be confident. Try and stand out - but in a good way. Stand out for being yourself other then wearing like a chicken suit or something.

Winners train, losers complain. Give me twelve players that want to win and they will find a way to win.