I made a lot of friends at school, and they were all Africans. I could have felt very different. I didn't feel different, I didn't notice the color of their skin, I didn't notice the color of my skin and I have remembered that all my life.

I don't know why some people have children at all if they know that they can only take a few weeks off work.

I think sometimes we rush through countries, ticking off the attractions, but that's missing the point.

DO NOT attempt to bring up other people's children through your text.

The fire of literacy is created by the emotional sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading.

As everyone knows, nothing is sweeter than tiny baby fingers and chubby baby toes.

I don't go to church much anymore, but Methodist values still wind me up and send me ticking into my daily life.