“Perhaps I'm just fickle by nature and get tired of countries the way o...” — Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Quote

“Perhaps I'm just fickle by nature and get tired of countries the way other women do of husbands or lovers.”

“The misfortune to be born when I was, where I was. That was a piece of bad luck.”

“I was never interested in film. Never. I never even thought of it. I wasn't even a film buff, I didn't see many films ever.”

“I believe in large families: every woman should have at least three husbands.”

“We, as women, particularly if we have families, you know, we're taking care of children, we're taking care of, you know, our home, our husbands, we take care of everybody but ourselves. And it's really unfortunate.”

“Having had five husbands, I guess I should know a thing or two about marriage.”