In her memoir, Anne Robinson recounts the wake-up call which motivated her to stop drinking. Leaving her eight-year-old daughter alone in their car while she went to buy liquor, she returned to find her daughter with tears running down her cheeks. The guilt and horror Ms. Robinson felt at this sight jolted her into sobriety.

I'd make banks more accountable. I think they should separate totally the personal banking arm with whatever else they are playing around with.

Teachers are the worst. Just shameless about kicking off their rivals.

I'm not going to marry a third time. It is just not necessary.

I like one nice man because he gets three tickets for the cinema so we've got somewhere to put our coats. He passes the test. I've been quite surprised because I really didn't expect to be wined and dined, and it's quite nice.

I've always taken risks and bought property well. As journalism wasn't particularly well paid, buying homes and selling them for profit improved my income.

We mothers of grown-up daughters tend to view them with a mixture of love, exasperation, irritation and awe.