The poor prayed to become rich, and the rich prayed to become richer.

Hotel owners see foreign investors as offering unfair competition if they don't pay any tax. We tell buyers what taxes they should pay, but you can safely bet that many developers forget to mention the tax due on rents. Instead, they are telling British holidaymakers how easy it will be to let their property to help pay the mortgage, which otherwise they might not be able to afford.

I think it would be really wonderful if Steve Jobs renovated the house, but I don't think that's going to happen. I would hope that if he really doesn't want the house and he doesn't want to restore it, that he would sell it to someone who does.

This is a working-class neighborhood out there, and we just can't afford this.

You can get a six-month rental from Spaniards who love skiing: they will drive or fly down from Madrid and block book an apartment for the whole skiing season. They are not there for the week but there for the weekend.

I had a fiery affair with George Harrison's wife, Pattie Boyd.