We are each the authors of our own lives, Emma. We live in what we have created. There is no way to shift the blame and no one else to accept the accolades.

Even the most powerful woman needs a place to unwind.

Priceless things matter not for their value, but because they offer us an enduring reminder of stability and permanence.

A person with taste is merely one who can recognize the greatest beauty in the simplest things.

Life always gets harder towards the summit - the cold increases, responsibility increases

The past was always there, lived inside of you, and it helped to make you who you were. But it had to be placed in perspective. The past could not dominate the future.

Life was life. It happened. You never knew what was going to come at you. Or how you could defend yourself.

My dear girl, you must cultivate a taste for the finer things. Civilized pleasures give meaning to life.

I work eight hours a day, but I'm not writing all that time. I'm thinking, editing, looking something up. Thinking is what I do a lot of.

Never let stress shape your strategy. Most women think better after a brisk walk, a light meal, a massage and a nap.

He who ascends to mountaintops, shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow; He who surpasses or subdues mankind Must look down on the hate of those below

Read as widely and as deeply as you can. You have to be a reader before you can be a writer.

It is not very difficult to build world peace. We just have to be kind to each other and treat each other with great care.

Your destiny is shaped in your moments of decision.

To dream too much of the person you would like to be is to waste the person you are.

I was always a thin kid; I was an athlete.

It was a salad bar of phobias

I've nothing against the Queen personally: I had lunch at the Palace once upon a time.

Since life is short and the world is wide, the sooner you start exploring it, the better.

The Universe has a pulse and rhythm of its own, and it wants to carry you with it-so if you dance with Spirit, just remember to let it lead.

Our minds are like crows. They pick up everything that glitters, no matter how uncomfortable our nests get with all that metal in them.