When passion is mutual, there is always the danger of the fire burning to ashes.

It is the generation of the unemphatic. Steal, kill, lie, fornicate, but beware of indulging with conviction.

Being constantly with children was like wearing a pair of shoes that were expensive and too small. She couldn't bear to throw them out, but they gave her blisters.

The vital accessories to my work are my reference books, such as the complete Shakespeare and a prayer book, and a large refuse bin.

The older one becomes the quicker the present fades into sepia and the past looms up in glorious technicolour

The sun burnt on, drugging everything with warmth.

Emotions weren't like washing. There was no call to peg them out for all the world to view.