Surely a pretty woman never looks prettier than when making tea.

Phoebe Marks was a person who never lost her individuality. Silent and self-contained, she seemed to hold herself within herself, and take no colour from the outer world.

Do you think I will suffer myself to be baffled?

. . . and he knew that our dreams are none the less terrible to lose, because they have never been the realities for which we have mistaken them.

. . . when the horror of his grief was new to him, and every object in life, however trifling or however important, seem saturated with his one great sorrow.

Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction.

The worst president is closer by nature to the best then either is to anyone who has not gone through what it requires to become president.

And when you get down to it, Lily, that is the only purpose grand enough for a human life. Not just to love but to persist in love.

They talked about nothing in particular, sentences that had meaning only in the sound of the voices, in warm gaiety, in the ease of complete relaxation.

I feel reinvigorated, having fresh energy and fresh ideas, and merging that with the history I have.

I've been chased through airports with a screaming baby because the photographers are ruthless, and they want the picture.

Two cats can live as cheaply as one, and their owner has twice as much fun

We're in need for culture change. We're going to change the way you know you look at food, sugar, sleep.

Bulgaria is a true friend of Israel, that stood up to save the Jewish people 70 years ago in Europe, and who stood by throughout the terror attack that took place in Burgas last July.

Strong leaders cannot tolerate weak leaders above them.