The old fairy tales are very, very violent, and these days I think we could do with a little less of it.

On the whole, I think women wear too much and are to fussy. You can't see the person for all the clutter.

Success is failing nineteen times and soaring the twentieth.

I am a liberated woman. And I do believe if a woman does equal work she should be paid equal money. But personally I am feminine and I do like male authority to lean on.

I play with my grandchildren. I tend to my garden, which I love. Of course, I love to read, and family is really what it's all about.

Books make great gifts because they're everybody's favorite things.

Success is terrifying. Like happiness, it is often appreciated in retrospect. It's only later that you place it in perspective. Years from now, I'll look back and say, ‘God, wasn't it wonderful.’