People who can write a book usually do.

People who can write a book usually do.

in a village you can't sack or fight with someone, as you'll find yourself stuck beside them in the hairdresser's next morning.

At home I have big vats of cabbage soup that I make to slim down.

Without doubt, keep a diary. From the day you're born, keep a diary, because we all forget things so quickly.

The aristocrat, when he wants to, has very good manners. The Scottish upper classes, in particular, have that shell-shocked look that probably comes from banging their heads on low beams leaping to their feet whenever a woman comes into the room. Aristocrats are also deeply male chauvinist, and ... on the whole they tend to be reactionary.

hurting other people is not excusable because you've been hurt yourself.