"'Stress' was the catch-all every pamper-pedlar I spoke to used to explain why healthy women feel the need to be regularly patted, petted and preened into a state of babyish beatification."

"As I get older I think, contrary to modern assumption but in line with the old Lerner and Lowe song, that it would actually benefit both them and society if - to quote Professor Higgins - a woman could be more like a man."

"What sort of sap doesn't know by now that picture-perfect beauty is all done with smoke and mirrors anyway?"

"From paying off friends' tax bills to rescuing stray dogs and stuffing &pound20 notes into the hands of homeless people, I can't get rid of my money fast enough."

"Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers."

"The beauty of the unknown is that the strength of a community lies in its compassion."

"To love deeply is to give someone the power to heal what words cannot reach — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Never underestimate the power of the legacy we leave is written in the hearts of others."