My Mother, Who Was Quite Sharp When

I Am Re-reading Henry James As A Change From History. I Began With Daisy Miller, And I've Just Finished Washington Square. What A Brilliant, Painful Book.

As The Dauphine Stepped Out Of Her Carriage On To The Ceremonial Carpet That Had Been Laid Down, It Was The Duc De Choiseul Who Was Given The Privilege Of The First Salute. Presented With The Duc By Prince Starhemberg, Marie Antoinette Exclaimed: 'i Shall Never Forget That You Are Responsible For My Happiness!

My Advantage As A Woman And A Human Being Has Been In Having A Mother Who Believed Strongly In Women's Education. She Was An Early Undergraduate At Oxford, And Her Own Mother Was A Doctor.

I Think There's A Tremendous Split Between People Who've Been Through A War And People Who Haven't.

I Have Seen All, I Have Heard All, I Have Forgotten All. Marie Antoinette