Virginia Wilde

Don’t make the same mistake twice. Make it six or seven times just to be sure.

is also satisfying to be wise enough to know that staying up very late or getting very drunk doesn’t mean you had a good time, only that the following day is likely to be painful.

Alcohol will not solve your problems. But, to be fair, neither will water or milk.

When you have dealt with enough recalcitrant toddlers, stroppy teenagers and difficult bosses (oddly similar); when you have chosen partners, sofas and wedding guest outfits; when you have lived through family crises, plumbing emergencies and realizing the price sticker is still on the sole of your shoe, nothing really fazes you anymore

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to ignore those adverts for face cream that will make absolutely no difference whatsoever,’ goes the older, wiser, fiercer woman’s prayer

Ageing is inevitable. Getting old is a choice

they once were

The joy and freedom that comes with being an older woman is probably one of life’s best-kept secrets