Quotes from Carole Matthews

I've made some feuillantines ," he tells us with a dramatic rising of his eyes heavenward, indicating bliss. "Thin slivers of wafer flavored with ginger, clove, nutmeg and cinnamon." We coo our approval. "You have to try them." Quite frankly, who are we to argue?

You might expect such a grand hamper to be filled with smoked salmon, a cocktail of olives---ciabatta bread, perhaps. But no. Marcus knows that my taste in food runs to the far side of the Philistine. Instead, the hamper is packed with pork pies, hot pizza wrapped in foil, Walkers crisps, Pringles, my very favorite muffins from Chocolate Heaven and, in its own little cooler, a tub of Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream.

good for my thighs; all this humping of books, good for my biceps.

Be very careful what you say. Daddy's being very strange about pussies at the moment.' Orla

You have to work with the cards that life deals you.

I debate adding kisses, but don't. They might be misconstrued as something more than being friendly.

I wonder wether it is possible to stay delirious and in love when you've been together for a long time.

Some days the universe simply conspires against you.

musical but I can't string three notes together.

Sometimes love isn't enough, or it takes different forms. You have to work hard at relationships.

Sometimes I've been known to overshare and that gets you nowhere.

Is chocolate your answer to everything? Sometimes.

Better to be by yourself than with someone unsuitable.

Eating chocolate doesn't hurt other people. It doesn't destroy lives. If that's all he can pin on you, Autumn, then I'd say he was clutching at straws. All that chocolate is to any of us is a bit of comfort in a harsh world.

is that you only get one life. We pass this way just once, Fay. Make the most of it.

Headaches you could generally shift with a couple of well-aimed Nurofen and some strong coffee. Heartaches were considerably more tricky to handle.

It's funny how things don't matter any more when it's too late.

Infidelity doesn't have to be the most devastating that can happen in a marriage.

We hate our friends' kids. You get completely stressed when Kyle and Lara bring their boys to our home and they put their chocolaty fingerprints over everything and nearly burst your eardrums with their incessant noise. You have to take a handful of Nurofen the minute they've gone.

My heart lifts whenever I see him.