After forty a woman has to choose between losing her figure or her face. My advice is to keep your face, and stay sitting down.

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

France is the only place where you can make love in the afternoon without people hammering on your door.

A man will teach his wife what is needed to arouse his desires. And there is no reason for a woman to know any more than what her husband is prepared to teach her. If she gets married knowing far too much about what she wants and doesn't want then she will be ready to find fault with her husband.

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

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.

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