"Shame, like beauty, is often in the eye of the beholder."

"The money I pay for my cultural experiences came willingly from my own pocket - they were not the result of bread being removed from the mouths of the poor so that Miss Thing here could mince off to the circus smelling of roses."

"Mind you, I've always been a very off-message type of fat broad one who gladly admits she reached the size she is now solely through lack of discipline and love of pleasure, and who rather despises people (except those with proven medical conditions) who pretend that it is generally otherwise."

"I've never been nostalgic, personally or politically - if the past was so great, how come it's history?"

"Only the elites despise earning money."

"There should be more booing in shops and restaurants and places like that when when the service is bad. If you've had a poor breakfast in a hotel, you should put your knife and fork down and boo."

"The writer must earn money in order to be able to live and to write, but he must by no means live and write for the purpose of making money."

"A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money."