They will come, not to paint the bay and the sea and the boots and the moors, but the warmth of the sun and the colour of the wind. A whole new concept. Such stimulation. Such vitality.

Happiness is making the most of what you have, and riches is making the most of what you've got.

She believed, of course ... because without something to believe in, life would be intolerable.

And the wicked thing is, that when we're really upset, we always take it out on the people who are closest and whom we love the most.

They will come, not to paint the bay and the sea and the boots and the moors, but the warmth of the sun and the colour of the wind. A whole new concept. Such stimulation. Such vitality.

I'm getting too elderly to travel the length of the country for a free hangover.

Grief is a funny thing because you don't have to carry it with you for the rest of your life. After a bit you set it down by the roadside and walk on and leave it.