Barbara Taylor
Barbara Taylor
Barbara Taylor is a Canadian-born historian based in the United Kingdom, specialising in Enlightenment history, gender studies and the history of subjectivity. She is Professor of Humanities at Queen Mary, University of London...
pain believe grief
It's different when the person you love dies. There's an awful finality to death. But it is final. The end. And there's the funeral, family gatherings, grieving, all of those necessary rituals. And they help, believe me. When the object of your love just disappears, there's no way to deal with the grief and pain.
writing thinking eight
I work eight hours a day, but I'm not writing all that time. I'm thinking, editing, looking something up. Thinking is what I do a lot of.
cousin sleep business-success
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 company's future. There were times, Elizabeth thought, when success in business demanded utter ruthlessness.
love cousin passion
Elizabeth studied the blurry tabloid photo, which showed her cousin Mary Stuart leaving a Paris disco at dawn, drunkenly clinging to the arm of a French tennis pro. The message was very clear. Put passion first and you end up neither loved nor respected.
sleep successful noon
Successful women don't sleep until noon.
love weed commitment
Love is a handful of seeds, marriage the garden, and like your gardens, Paula, marriage requires total commitment, hard work, and a great deal of love and care. Be ruthless with the weeds. Pull them out before they take hold. Bring the same dedication to your marriage that you do to your gardens and everything will be all right. Remember that a marriage has to be constantly replenished too, if you want it to flourish...
done undone
What is done can never be undone.
book adventure writing
I will never stop writing. People often ask when I will retire, but I say it's none of their business. Writing defines who I am. I love the feeling of holding a finished book in my hands, and then I can't wait to start the great adventure of writing the next one.
matter priceless reminders
Priceless things matter not for their value, but because they offer us an enduring reminder of stability and permanence.
stress thinking light
Never let stress shape your strategy. Most women think better after a brisk walk, a light meal, a massage and a nap.
powerful needs unwind
Even the most powerful woman needs a place to unwind.
alive god perfect stranger thank
I didn't think we were going to make it out alive and if it weren't for a perfect stranger with a boat, all I can say is thank God for him.
way blame emma
We are each the authors of our own lives, Emma. We live in what we have created. There is no way to shift the blame and no one else to accept the accolades.
stress knowing relaxation
Elizabeth lay face-down on the massage table, and allowed Marco to relieve the stress of the business day with firm and knowing fingers. Success, she decided, was often a matter of knowing when to relax.