Confidence is something one acquires. It can come early or late but it is impossible to write without it. Mine came late.

Men are irrelevant. Women are happy or unhappy, fulfilled or unfulfilled, and it has nothing to do with men.

Never defend yourself; agree with your critics, it takes the wind out of their sails.

Much sheer effort goes into avoiding the truth; left to itself, it sweeps in like the tide.

A woman has all too much substance in a man's eyes at the best of times. That is why men like women to be slim. Her lack of flesh negates her. The less of her there is, the less notice he need take of her. The more like a male she appears to be, the safer he feels.

Instinct' usually just means our conditioning to believe this or believe that, without thinking to investigate.

Every time you open your wardrobe, you look at your clothes and you wonder what you are going to wear. What you are really saying is 'Who am I going to be today?