I'd rather dig a ditch than go to a dinner party with people I don't know.

I've always been melancholic. At a party, everyone would be looking at the glittering chandeliers and I'd be looking at the waitress's cracked shoes.

For feel-good fiction to work, there has to be an element of darkness.

Here's how it is: I feel guilty about every single bite of food that goes into my mouth.

Do I mind being called a chick-lit writer? Well, it's not the worst thing that could happen.

As you know, I don't believe in fear, just an invention by men so they get all the money and good jobs.

Medically speaking, there is no such thing as a nervous breakdown. Which is very annoying to discover when you're right in the middle of one.