Why do you put your self esteem in the hands of complete strangers?

I'm drawn to emotionally damaged characters because there is more to unlock.

People say, "You're still breast-feeding, that's so generous". Generous, no! It gives me boobs and it takes my thighs away! It's sort of like natural liposuction. I'd carry on breast-feeding for the rest of my life if I could.

Who wants to be normal when you can be unique?

I enjoy those small chats you have when people come up and talk to you about your work. It only involves a few seconds of effort to be nice to those people, and I am very grateful for the kind words that people have taken the trouble to express to me in person.

I liked pretending to be other people: I could reinvent myself, reinvent my own reality.

When you write for very young children what they want is something familiar and safe and stereotyped.