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

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

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

Never let stress shape your strategy. Most women think better after a brisk walk, a light meal, a massage and a nap.

It's different when the person you love dies. There's an awful finality to death. But it is final. The end. And there's the funeral, family gatherings, grieving, all of those necessary rituals. And they help, believe me. When the object of your love just disappears, there's no way to deal with the grief and pain.

Life was life. It happened. You never knew what was going to come at you. Or how you could defend yourself.

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.