In my opinion, moderation is a vastly overrated virtue, particularly when applied to work

Life always gets harder towards the summit - the cold increases, responsibility increases

Elizabeth studied the blurry tabloid photo, which showed her cousin Mary Stuart leaving a Paris disco at dawn, drunkenly clinging to the arm of a French tennis pro. The message was very clear. Put passion first and you end up neither loved nor respected.

Elizabeth lay face-down on the massage table, and allowed Marco to relieve the stress of the business day with firm and knowing fingers. Success, she decided, was often a matter of knowing when to relax.

At the age of fifty-six Eleanor Stoddard was still a beautiful woman. She owned three hotels in France and another two in England. From nothing at all, she had built an empire. Eleanor had it all. Her one weakness was the young man sleeping beside her.

In my opinion, moderation is a vastly overrated virtue, particularly when applied to work

If anyone asks me whether I like being a popular writer, I ask them whether they think I'd rather be an unpopular writer.