(J)ust because your version of normal isn't the same as someone else's version doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with you.

(J)ust because your version of normal isn't the same as someone else's version doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with you.

It's not easy making a living as a writer, and for many years I worked at a Waterstones in Dublin. It was a good environment for an aspiring writer, with lots of events and authors appearing.

It occurs to me that even though Zoya and I are both still alive, my life is already over. She will be taken from me soon and there will be no reason for me to continue without her. We are one person, you see. We are GeorgyandZoya.

War today is such a more visible thing. We see it on television, on CNN. In 1914, war was a concept.

Unless you're very boring, I think most people who've lived long enough have something in their past which will never go away. As a writer, my interest has become in writing about much more emotional, personal topics. I'm trying to reach into subjects I have never written about before.

I can't bear to be on a train without a book", she announced. " It's a form of self-defence in a way" .