The only real failure is the failure to try, and the measure of success is how we cope with disappointment.

Whatever you do they will love you; even if they don't love you they are connected to you till you die. You can be boring and tedious with -sisters, whereas you have to put on a good face with friends.

Everything will be alright in the end so if it is not alright it is not the end.

When I was young, I couldnt imagine women of 60 falling in love. For one thing, people used to stay married; they werent out in the jungle, searching for romance. Besides, these women just looked so ancient - permed hair, beige cardis.

Discover the times when you're most creative - mornings, nights, afternoons - and clear the time to work then. Many writers find the mornings are best, and the afternoons are only good for editorial corrections, or getting the washing done. Others can only work through the night, drunk.

The only real failure is the failure to try, and the measure of success is how we cope with disappointment.

I'm mad about gardening. I have an allotment on the other side of Hampstead Heath, and I keep three hens in my garden.