Quotes by Barbara Taylor Bradford

“When you are a strong woman, you will attract trouble. When a man feels threatened, there is always trouble.”

“I work eight hours a day, but Im not writing all that time. Im thinking, editing, looking something up. Thinking is what I do a lot of.”

“Bookstores see a book by a woman and they put it in the romance section. I write mainstream fiction about women.”

“I am a huge admirer of Elizabeth I, and this intriguing biography gives a wonderful picture of the era.”

Never let stress shape your strategy. Most women think better after a brisk walk, a light meal, a massage and a nap.

Even the most powerful woman needs a place to unwind.

A person with taste is merely one who can recognize the greatest beauty in the simplest things.

She put her hand in his, and he clasped it firmly, knowing he had been waiting for her all his life.

The past was always there, lived inside of you, and it helped to make you who you were. But it had to be placed in perspective. The past could not dominate the future.

Its different when the person you love dies. Theres an awful finality to death. But it is final. The end. And theres the funeral, family gatherings, grieving, all of those necessary rituals. And they help, believe me. When the object of your love just disappears, theres no way to deal with the grief and pain.

Why him?He was as likely to offer me security and safety as a violent terrorist holding a gun to my head.So why I had chosen him?Because he had charmed me into a love affair,had truly convinced me he was madly in love with me.

Its all right, darling. Ill finish the financial report on my own. I can think clearly before sex and stay awake afterwards. Thats one of the nice things about being a woman.

Successful women dont sleep until noon.

Always present yourself as a woman who expects to succeed.

Elizabeth was counting on Marco to keep cousin Mary occupied until after the board meeting was over. A piece of cheese might catch a mouse, but an afternoon alone with a muscular masseur would ensnare her cousin far more effectively. And afterwards, while Mary lay sated and sleeping upon a massage table, wiser heads could determine the companys future. There were times, Elizabeth thought, when success in business demanded utter ruthlessness.