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At the age of fifty-six Eleanor Stoddard was still a beautiful woman. She owned three hotels in France and another two in England. From nothing at all, she had built an empire. Eleanor had it all. Her one weakness was the young man sleeping beside her.

Barbara Taylor Bradford

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

Matter Priceless Reminders
This parting cannot be for long; for those who love as we do cannot be parted. We shall always be united in thought, and thought is a great magnet. I have often spoken to thee of reason, now i speak to thee of faith
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Long Reason Speak
Always present yourself as a woman who expects to succeed.
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Always Expect Succeed Woman
The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make to them; a man may live long, yet get little from life. Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will – Montaigne, Essays
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Life Lying Men
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.
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Blame Country People Person Reminder Way
A person with taste is merely one who can recognize the greatest beauty in the simplest things.
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Persons Simplest Taste
I am a huge admirer of Elizabeth I, and this intriguing biography gives a wonderful picture of the era.
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Biography Era Giving
Elizabeth studied the blurry tabloid photo, which showed her cousin Mary Stuart leaving a Paris disco at dawn, drunkenly clinging to the arm of a French tennis pro. The message was very clear. Put passion first and you end up neither loved nor respected.
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Cousin Love Passion
My dear girl, you must cultivate a taste for the finer things. Civilized pleasures give meaning to life.
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Girl Giving Taste
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
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Clouds Envy Hate
Elizabeth lay face-down on the massage table, and allowed Marco to relieve the stress of the business day with firm and knowing fingers. Success, she decided, was often a matter of knowing when to relax.
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Knowing Relaxation Stress
When you are a strong woman, you will attract trouble. When a man feels threatened, there is always trouble.
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Being Strong Trouble Women
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.
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Go Letting Past Perspective
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.
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Eight Thinking Writing
At the age of fifty-six Eleanor Stoddard was still a beautiful woman. She owned three hotels in France and another two in England. From nothing at all, she had built an empire. Eleanor had it all. Her one weakness was the young man sleeping beside her.
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Beautiful Men Sleep
In my opinion, moderation is a vastly overrated virtue, particularly when applied to work
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Moderation Opinion Virtue