My mother used to say that there are no strangers, only friends you haven't met yet. She's now in a maximum security twilight home in Australia

I'm an immensely shy and vulnerable woman. My husband has never seen me naked. Nor has he expressed the least desire to do so.

Friendship is tested in the thick years of success rather than in the thin years of struggle.

If you can't laugh at yourself, you may be missing the colossal joke of the century.

If you have to explain satire to someone, you might as well give up.

The truth is deafening, no matter how softly it is spoken.

I drift along, thinking about the past a great deal. The past is so reliable, so delightful, and the best place to live. I end up there quite often, you know; it's very comfortable and dependable.