Barbara Cartland

As long as the plots keep arriving from outer space, I'll go on with my virgins. ”

A historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts. ”

France is the only place where you can make love in the afternoon without people hammering on your door. ”

A woman asking 'Am I good? Am I satisfied?' is extremely selfish. The less women fuss about themselves, the less they talk to other women, the more they try to please their husbands, the happier the marriage is going to be. ”

A woman should say: 'Have I made him happy? Is he satisfied? Does he love me more than he loved me before? Is he likely to go to bed with another woman?' If he does, then it's the wife's fault because she is not trying to make him happy. ”

After forty a woman has to choose between losing her figure or her face. My advice is to keep your face, and stay sitting down. ”