"One night some short weeks ago, for the first time in her not always happy life, Marilyn Monroe's soul sat down alone to a quiet supper from which it did not rise."

"Remember, the IDF, the Israeli Defense Forces, have a working relationship with the Palestinian Authority security forces, which have been incredibly professional."

"Cooking, decorating, diet/self-help and gardening books are guilty pleasures and useful time fillers."

"For my whole life, my favorite activity was reading. It's not the most social pastime."

"How wonderful, how very wonderful the operations of time, and the changes of the human mind!"

"Take care of the small circle around you. When you have succeeded with them, then move outwards, one small step at a time."