I always read that men don't like intelligent girls, but I've always found the reverse.

Each marriage has to be judged separately, and we never know what's going on in another person's marriage.

Writing Part of the Scenery has been a very different experience. I have been reminded of people and events, real and imaginary which have been part of my life. This book is a celebration of the land which means so much to me.

Rebecca is an example of how not to manage men. The rules of the game never change, it requires subtlety.

We all lie to each other, present some sort of front.

Unimaginative people are spared quite a lot. They're often much happier, because they don't go through all the variety of conceptions of the person they love.

I found out only recently that we were making an index of enemy code signs.