They may turn out to be a great disappointment, or perhaps they may be full of enchanting surprises.

We all lie to each other, present some sort of front.

I always read that men don't like intelligent girls, but I've always found the reverse.

Each marriage has to be judged separately, and we never know what's going on in another person's marriage.

Of course risk-taking does not always pay off, but it's a lot of fun!

I have a garden, and I'm passionately interested in young people.

I was sent to a finishing school, which didn't last long when mother found out how badly chaperoned we were. Then I 'came out' before going to a domestic science school.