"The president led us into the Iraq war on the basis of unproven assertions without evidence he embraced a radical doctrine of pre-emptive war unprecedented in our history and he failed to build a true international coalition."

"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."

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

"I can always live by my pen."

"Angry people are not always wise."

"Nobody minds having what is too good for them."