I learned early and at that kitchen table that there are ways of avoiding, without guilt, the commitments of love.

The great tragedy of Alzheimer's disease, and the reason why we dread it, is that it leaves us with no defence, not even against those who love us.

For me, the dead remain dead. If I couldn't believe that, I don't think I could go on living.

Read widely and with discrimination. Bad writing is contagious.

First-class travel, provided one hasn't to pay for it oneself, is the most insidiously addictive of life's luxuries.

It is always easy to question the judgement of others in matters of which we may be imperfectly informed.

There are few couples as unhappy as those who are too proud to admit their unhappiness.