Each marriage has to be judged separately, and we never know what's going on in another person's marriage.

They may turn out to be a great disappointment, or perhaps they may be full of enchanting surprises.

That image of the countryside being a threatening place still exists. People continue to resist the challenge of learning about aspects of life they don't understand.

Twenty years ago, I was living in a lovely cottage on the edge of Dartmoor but I couldn't afford to run a car.

Unimaginative people are spared quite a lot. They're often much happier, because they don't go through all the variety of conceptions of the person they love.

I always read that men don't like intelligent girls, but I've always found the reverse.

People try much less hard to make a marriage work than they used to fifty years ago. Divorce is easier.

Rebecca is an example of how not to manage men. The rules of the game never change, it requires subtlety.

I was sent to a finishing school, which didn't last long when mother found out how badly chaperoned we were. Then I 'came out' before going to a domestic science school.

Unimaginative people are spared quite a lot.

I have a garden, and I'm passionately interested in young people.

No living thing is ugly in this world. Even a tarantula considers itself beautiful

I just want to get away from me.

The rules of the universe that we think we know are buried deep in our processes of perception.

Let's talk sense to the American people. Let's tell them the truth that there are no gains without pains.

Be sure not to discuss your hero's state of mind. Make it clear from his actions.

In this country, a smart leader is suspect. That's just the way it is. Even George Bush's father, who was a lot smarter than the son, had to sort of prove that he wasn't that bright.

Love is not all: it is not meat nor drink Nor slumber nor a roof against the rain; Nor yet a floating spar to men that sink.

I want to be a part of the grand plan. Being on board with God's objectives means I understand that this is not about me.

If America wants concessions, she must fight for them. We must purchase our power with our blood.

You are not the mind. If you know you are not the mind, then what difference does it make if it's busy or quiet? You are not the mind.