I was told that when you hit forty men stop looking at you. It's true, until you slip on a mini-skirt.

Only those with skin as thick as elephant hide can hope to sail through their teens unscathed by self-doubt and bouts of depression.

Sustaining true friendship is a lot more challenging than we give it credit for.

Life is rife with frustrations, jealousies and, on occasion, an overwhelming sense of its injustices, but it's a big mistake to let such negative sentiments rule our lives and dictate choices.

The great advantage of being human is that we can employ rational thought and resolve to change our circumstances.

In romance we feel the need to zoom in and expound on our partner's foibles in intimate detail; in friendship we tend to do the opposite, avoiding confrontation through fear, lethargy or both.

As a species, we tend to be doers, forever shaping and reshaping the world to better suit our purposes.