A historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts.

I always wear boot polish on my eyelashes, because I am a very emotional person and it doesn't run when I cry.

The reason why Englishmen are the best husbands in the world is because they want to be faithful. A Frenchman or an Italian will wake up in the morning and wonder what girl he will meet. An Englishman wakes up and wonders what the cricket score is.

As long as the plots keep arriving from outer space, I'll go on with my virgins.

The great majority of people in England and America are modest, decent and pure-minded and the amount of virgins in the world today is stupendous.

A historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts.

When you get past fifty, you have to decide whether to keep your face or your figure. I kept my face.