"I too am 39, turning 40 next year, and to celebrate am taking my first trip to Paris with my sister-in-law, who will be 50. I can honestly say that I look forward to getting older every year. Each year I feel a little more accomplished, a bit wiser and view myself and humanity with more compassion. There is a lot of negative press around ageing. But what we’re not told is how freeing it can be. I no longer place so much importance on how I am perceived by others."
Australia Vogue letters, January 2012
