Liza Cody quotes:

people with romantic illusions find it hard to make a living.

Talent on its own sat gracefully only on the very young. After a certain age it was what you did with it that counted.

But druggies don't keep their looks any longer than they keep their promises.

That was the trouble with lies: it was very important to remember them accurately when, generally, they were the things you most wanted to forget.

I have always noticed that people only think you are stupid if you do things differently from them.