Writing has become my great joy - I simply love it.

I've chosen to stay in a jolly place for most of my life, and that is a lot of who I am.

I am not, I repeat, NOT a lesbian - even though I'd like to be one when I grow up.

People need to learn to take everyone as they are.

For me, whatever age or size I've been, I have rather liked myself. The shell is not the thing at all.

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

When I wrote 'Dear Fatty,' I realised that sitting and writing alone is an absolute joy.