The British have an umbilical cord which has never been cut and through which tea flows constantly. It is curious to watch them in times of sudden horror, tragedy or disaster. The pulse stops apparently, and nothing can be done, and not one move made, until a “nice cup of tea” is quickly made. There is no question that it brings solace and does steady the mind. What a pity all countries are not.

H is for Hardware store: I'd rather go to the hardware store than the opera. And I like the opera.

There comes a time when suddenly you realize that laughter is something you remember and that you were the one laughing.

Being in the depths of sadness is just as important an experience as being exuberantly happy.

Your daughter is your child for life.

I, personally, liked the legend.

Glamour is assurance. It is a kind of knowing that you are all right in every way, mentally and physically and in appearance, and that, whatever the occasion or the situation, you are equal to it.