Every time I asked a question, that magnificent teacher, instead of giving the answer, showed me how to find it. She taught me to organise my thoughts, to do research, to read and listen, to seek alternatives, to resolve old problems with new solutions, to argue logically. Above all, she taught me not to believe anything blindly, to doubt, and to question even what seemed irrefutably true, such as man's superiority over woman, or one race or social class over another.

Youth is not a period in life but a state of mind.

Sex is the instrument and love the music.

For women, the best aphrodisiacs are words. The G-spot is in the ears. He who looks for it below there is wasting his time.

Cooking can be like foreplay.

The pain of losing my child was a cleansing experience. I had to throw overboard all excess baggage and keep only what is essential.

Wishes and fears are illusions, Dil Bahadur, not realities. You must practice detachment.