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Lifestyle Quotes


"If she was going to remain an engaged lady, then she would make the most of it, and one of the ways to do this would be to enjoy her free time."


"Cancer is WAY too serious to be taken seriously all the time."


"If you want a place in the sun, you've got to put up with a few blisters."


"The number of guests at dinner should not be less than the number of the Graces nor exceed that of the Muses, i.e., it should begin with three and stop at nine."


"From the Buddhist point of view, all living beings -- that is, beings with feelings, experiences, and sensations -- are considered equal. Human beings can live without eating meat. As human beings, I think that deep down our nature tends towards vegetarianism and leads us to do everything in our power to prevent harming other species."


"Stay positive. Be kind. Love your family. Set goals. Be humble. Respect all. Laugh loudly. Be honest. Do your best. Stay focused. Practice gratitude."


"Add value too your time, chill out with good people."


"Raise your vibration, Not your tone of voice..You gain inspiration, For Peace is a choice."


"Snowflakes swirl down gently in the deep blue haze beyond the window. The outside world is a dream.Inside, the fireplace is brightly lit, and the Yule log crackles with orange and crimson sparks.There's a steaming mug in your hands, warming your fingers.There's a friend seated across from you in the cozy chair, warming your heart.There is mystery unfolding."


"The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn, and violets bathe in the wet o' the morn."


"But I'm really enjoying my retirement. I get to sleep in every day. I do crossword puzzles and eat cake."


"As much as I love crisp, clean whites, there's always a time for rich but balanced Chardonnays with oak, especially at Thanksgiving."


"Roz to Amelia (the house ghost): How considerate of you, after trying to kill me, to see that I don't catch a cold."


"He toasted his bacon on a fork and caught the drops of fat on his bread; then he put the rasher on his thick slice of bread, and cut off chunks with a clasp-knife, poured his tea into his saucer, and was happy."


"The best real-estate investments with the highest yields are in working-class neighborhoods, because fancy properties are overpriced."


"I am only interested in bad taste if I can enjoy a gruesome tango or watch a movie that makes me cry."


"Happy. Just in my swim shorts, barefooted, wild-haired, in the red fire dark, singing, swigging wine, spitting, jumping, running-that's the way to live. All alone and free in the soft sands of the beach by the sigh of the sea out there, with the Ma-Wink fallopian virgin warm stars reflecting on the outer channel fluid belly waters. And if your cans are redhot and you can't hold them in your hands, just use good old railroad gloves, that's all."


"She was well primed with a good load of Delahunt's port under her bellyband."


"I will never, ever drink whiskey again. From now on, it's strictly sherry."


"Like editing, gardening requires infinite patience; it requires an essential selflessness, and optimism."


"But I preferred reading the American landscape as we went along. Every bump, rise, and stretch in it mystified my longing."


"Alcohol does not solve problems but becomes a problem in itself."


"If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special."


"They say the best things in life are free, and they are if you can afford them."


"Want less, need less, live more."


"I would say that I'm a feminist theorist before I'm a queer theorist or a gay and lesbian theorist."


"Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting."


"A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword."


"On Friday night, I was reading my new book, but my brain got tired, so I decided to watch some television instead."


"I stagger out of bed, take the dogs outside, and then I'll get a Diet Coke and a couple of dog biscuits and go upstairs. By the time I've consumed my Diet Coke and had a quick run through the morning email and Twitter feed, I will probably be compos mentis enough to work."


"Look back, to slavery, to suffrage, to integration and one thing is clear. Fashions in bigotry come and go. The right thing lasts."


"You know it's the 21st Century when someone TEXTS you from the washroom to ask you to bring them a roll of toilet paper."


"I haven't any formal schedule, but I love to write in the morning, before breakfast. Sometimes the writing goes so smoothly that I don't take a break for many hours - and consequently have breakfast at two or three in the afternoon on good days."


"If you want something, it will elude you. If you do not want something, you will get ten of it in the mail."


"Worrying about money is one of the biggest causes of unhappiness, but no amount of money can make you happy unless you change the way you feel about it."
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