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

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

There are two ways of approaching your time on this planet: one is to sit around waiting for something to happen that will make sense of your existence, and the other is to get out there and find purpose for yourself.

Seeing the world differently is one of the toughest incompatibilities to reconcile in a relationship.

Reading a book you are not enjoying is a torture not to be undertaken without a reward. I leave plays at the interval, too!

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

There are more than enough people with serious mental issues who really do need professional help without all the other Toms, Dicks and Harriets rushing to the therapist's couch.