When we begin to take our failures non-seriously, it means we are ceasing to be afraid of them.

Bless you, my darling, and remember you are always in the heart - oh tucked so close there is no chance of escape - of your sister.

There are in life as many aspects as attitudes towards it, and aspects change with attitudes.

Whatever happens I have had these blissful, perfect moments and they are worth living for.

Regret is an appalling waste of energy, and no one who intends to be a writer can afford to indulge in it.

But one day we shall be rich, and the next poor. One day we shall dine in a palace and the next we'll sit in a forest and toast mushrooms on a hatpin.

You are a Queen. Let mine be the joy of giving you your kingdom.