I've never been drawn to the feminist movement. I was brought up to believe that men had little to do with the home or children - except to bring in the money.

What we remember is probably fiction anyway.

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.

Once the grammar has been learned, writing is simply talking on paper and in time learning what not to say.

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

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

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