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

I am a huge admirer of Elizabeth I, and this intriguing biography gives a wonderful picture of the era.

Successful women don’t sleep until noon.

Edwina always enjoyed a morning ride. Some mornings she rode the horse, and some mornings she rode the groom.

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.

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.

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

What is done can never be undone.

Bookstores see a book by a woman and they put it in the romance section.

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.

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

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

Even the most powerful woman needs a place to unwind.

When you are a strong woman, you will attract trouble. When a man feels threatened, there is always trouble.

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.

In my opinion, moderation is a vastly overrated virtue, particularly when applied to work

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.

The person who has a highly evolved will they think, they build an image and they focus on that image.

I’m not an ungenerous person; I don’t resent it. It’s just sort of a head-scratcher.

I’m the same person. I don’t put on a face. I’m the same guy every time you see me.

When you objectify a person living with dementia, you dehumanize them. Once dehumanized, the person becomes a villain.

Nowadays I’m not even sure if newspapers take into account whether a person is a good writer.

What I read is so distorted that I cannot believe that the person they are talking about is myself.

Every time I play with someone, not just a new person, but someone I’ve been with all along, that’s where I really learn.

You are the most difficult person you will ever lead.