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

Barbara Taylor Bradford

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

Always Expect Succeed Woman
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
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
Life was life. It happened. You never knew what was going to come at you. Or how you could defend yourself.
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Defend Happened Life never
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
What is done can never be undone.
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Done never Undone
Even the most powerful woman needs a place to unwind.
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Needs Powerful Strong Women
Never let stress shape your strategy. Most women think better after a brisk walk, a light meal, a massage and a nap.
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Light Stress Thinking
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
My dear girl, you must cultivate a taste for the finer things. Civilized pleasures give meaning to life.
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Girl Giving Taste
Successful women don’t sleep until noon.
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Noon Sleep Successful
I will never stop writing. People often ask when I will retire, but I say it’s none of their business. Writing defines who I am. I love the feeling of holding a finished book in my hands, and then I can’t wait to start the great adventure of writing the next one.
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Adventure Book Writing
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
Bookstores see a book by a woman and they put it in the romance section.
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Book Bookstores Romance
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
She put her hand in his, and he clasped it firmly, knowing he had been waiting for her all his life.
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

Hands Knowing Waiting