63 Quotes by Laurie Graham

It was the Victorians who covered the piano legs and drew a heavy curtain over what a lady got up to in her boudoir.

The thing about praising beauty is that good looks are an unforgiving task- master, a Forth Bridge of a maintenance job. The passing years present their accounts. Younger models become available.

I've always jealously guarded my feminine mystique. I've been married twice, and neither of my husbands has ever seen me put my face on.

Not so very long ago, certainly well into the Thirties, a lady companion was a normal feature of life for widows or lone spinsters.

Sundown is often the worst time of day for people with dementia. They can become restless and difficult.

Once, every woman owned a small mirrored compact, and it was considered normal - sophisticated even - to flip it open to discreetly check for things like nose-glow or lipstick smudge.

In grief, after even the happiest of relationships, we go over things again and again.

I'm married to an American, so I guess that has changed my perspective on the subjects I can write about.

I'm married to an American, and although we live in Europe, I think of myself as an honorary American.