You Can't Help Getting Older, But You

If I Need To Cheer Myself Up, I Will Put On Some Fabulous '40s Musical On Video. But I'm Very Lucky; I Seldom Get Depressed. Without Question, I'm A 'glass Half Full' Person. In Fact, It's Three-quarters Full!

Every Time An Article Is Written About Me Or Any Of My Contemporaries Who's Had The Fortune And Discipline To Look Good At A Certain Age, I Am Struck By The Tone Of Astonishment, And The Certainty That Something Is Being Done Secretively To Beat The Devil.

I'm Older Than My Sister So I Started Writing First. I Started Writing At School. I Was Always Top Of My Class In Composition, Essays, English Lit And All Of That.

The Sad Truth Is That Most Of My Husbands Turned Out To Be Convincing Liars.

So-called Designer Bags Are Useless, And Most Are Also Ugly, Faddish And Overpriced. Pared Down And Sleek Is Always Best.