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

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

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

Love is a handful of seeds, marriage the garden, and like your gardens, Paula, marriage requires total commitment, hard work, and a great deal of love and care. Be ruthless with the weeds. Pull them out before they take hold. Bring the same dedication to your marriage that you do to your gardens and everything will be all right. Remember that a marriage has to be constantly replenished too, if you want it to flourish.

Edwina always enjoyed a morning ride. Some mornings she rode the horse, and some mornings she rode the groom.

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

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