I am a kid in the dressing-up box at heart.

In actual life I am a grumpy old bag.

The only time I did not know how to be, physically, was when I lost a lot of weight. That was the only time I didn't understand my body.

I have turned away from the thought of writing fiction in the past through what I suppose is, actually, fear. The direct, raw invitation for the reader to come in and explore my imagination is fairly scary for me so I have busied myself with so much else.

Im constantly astounded by how amazing women are. And as we go through all these different stages of life as long as you share them with others and say, Well, this is bloody weird, you can get through everything.

I think of myself now as a writer, although I wouldn't go as far as to say 'novelist' because that sounds like a Victorian person.

I don't know what the future holds, but I have to be confident about it. It's just the way I am.