Wit and Wisdom Lady in Red

This book has been collated over a period of twenty years. Its content has sayings and prose which can be witty and wise, hence the title Wit and Wisdom.

I was first called a lady when I was thirteen by my middle-aged Greek mythology teacher, Mr O'Connell, who had on odd occasions his trouser flies down – a source of great amusement to an all-girls grammar school!

I was secondly treated like a lady and placed on a pedestal by my first husband, whom I shall never forget.

Thirdly I was called a ...