For my whole life, my favorite activity was reading. It's not the most social pastime.

As the years go on, you see changes in yourself, but you've got to face that - everyone goes through it... Either you have to face up to it and tell yourself you're not going to be eighteen all your life, or be prepared for a terrible shock when you see the wrinkles and white hair. Getting older doesn't frighten me, but I wish I didn't have to because I like life a lot.

The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.

Cheating on a good woman is like choosing trash over treasure.

It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so 'don't fuss, dear; get on with it.'

Why change? Everyone has his own style. When you have found it, you should stick to it.

In Holland and Belgium, and afterwards in England, my happiest moments were in the country. I've always had a passion for the outdoors, for trees, for birds and flowers.