I was so beautiful but I didn't realise it for years. I saw pictures of myself and even I was stunned.

The ideal man doesn't exist. A husband is easier to find.

I would make a poor vegetarian because I adore meat.

I'm very organised these days, and I keep my life in my handbag, like most women.

I am as far from a hypochondriac as you could ever be.

I met Peter Sellers when I was 21 and we got married ten days later. He was not right mentally, but I hung in there for four years before I left.

I spend hours mowing the lawn in absolutely straight lines on my tractor. If it's not right, I do it again.

I am good at down grading - I have found I can live the same lifestyle in a two-bedroom apartment as in a five-bedroom house.

I used to collect vintage clothing - exquisite lace dresses, embroidered shawls and ornate jewelry - but that's just not me any more.

I say I don't sleep with married men, but what I mean is that I don't sleep with happily married men.

I listen to my body, I give it things it wants and I eliminate things it doesn't want.

He’s dozed off again, but I kiss him awake, which seems to startle him. Then he smiles as if he’d be happy to lie there gazing at me forever.

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.

When you start off a new tournament, you want to do well.

The ultimate treasures on earth and in heaven are our children and our posterity.

So I spend a lot of time at the library. That doesn't mean I'm a massive nerd!

We like to pioneer, we like to explore, we like to go down dark alleys and see what's on the other side.

Every day we act in ways that reflect our ethical judgements.

Some things are taken away from you, some you leave behind and some you carry with you, world without end.

How well he fell asleepl Like some proud river, widening toward the sea; Calmly and grandly, silently and deep, Life joined eternity.

Sometimes forgiveness is instant, but sometimes it takes time.