I was so flattered that someone wanted me to write a book, I said I would. It was published in 1969.

Never drink black coffee at lunch; it will keep you awake all afternoon.

The male - I have found - is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained to do most things.

I have a theory that the secret of marital happiness is simple: drink in different pubs to your other half.

Youve simply got to go on and on with your family and friends and tell them how much you love them because you never know whether theyll be there tomorrow, do you?

At home I have big vats of cabbage soup that I make to slim down.

For sheer sexiness, a man must be beautiful. Funny. yes. Clever, no.

I love the long grass coming up to meet the willows.

If you feel compelled to give a New Year's Eve party, don't invite people to arrive too early or they'll go off the boil before midnight.

People who can write a book usually do.

And I would really like to be a grandmother, but only when Felix or Emily meet the right person and are ready.

What you post online speaks VOLUME about who you really are. POST with intention. REPOST with caution.

The broken can always be fixed

When you invent something, you're drawing on reservoirs of knowledge that you already have. It's only when you're faithful to the truth that something can come to you from the outside.

We didn't actually overspend our budget. The health Commission allocation simply fell short of our expenditure.

I'm beautifully strong and tragically confused.

Jesus didn't die to make us safe. He died to make us dangerous.

We cried and sobbed and wept and bled tears. But when we were finished, all we could do was continue living.

For life is terribly deficient in form. Its catastrophes happen in the wrong way and to the wrong people. There is a grotesque horror about its comedies, and its tragedies seem to culminate in farce.

Love is the bone and sinew of my curse.

Take someone NEW AND WEIRD to lunch today