If you've been married for 400 years, as I have, it's nice to experience first love again and you can vicariously through a book.

Women basically want the same thing - a good passionate story, a great fantasy - and for our partners to do the laundry and the washing up.

I came up with a story and I wrote it.

I think virgins are far more interesting to write about. If we've been around the block a few times, we know what to expect. Not so with virgins.

It's very hard to grow up in a perfect family when you're not perfect.

I'm looking forward to getting back to my house and my Ugg boots and not washing sometimes, and getting back to writing.

Sometimes I wonder if there's something wrong with me. Perhaps I've spent too long in the company of my literary romantic heroes, and consequently my ideals and expectations are far too high.