My father taught me that a bill is like a crying baby and has to be attended to at once.

the final lesson of learning to be independent - widowhood ... is the hardest lesson of all.

The loneliness you get by the sea is personal and alive. It doesn't subdue you and make you feel abject. It's stimulating loneliness.

The artist knows he must be alone to create; the writer, to work out his thoughts; the musician, to compose; the saint, to pray. But women need solitude in order to find again the true essence of themselves.

One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay 'in kind' somewhere else in life.

Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day - like writing a poem or saying a prayer.

people talk about 'sex' as though it hopped about by itself, like a frog!