I'm a library user and I just don't hoard books. To me, they're for sharing.

It may take a village to raise a baby, but hell! it takes an army to produce a book.

Sometimes I create a character from a scrap - a mere mention that has been left behind.

It is through our extended family that we first learn to compromise and come to an understanding that even if we don't always agree about things we can still love and look out for each other.

Often we don't notice the stringent rules to which our culture subjects us.

I've found myself moved by letters and diaries in archives as well as trashy, summer blockbusters. It's possible to make a connection with any kind of writing - as long as the writing is good.

My father could talk about the Romany way of life and its culture. He could talk about freedom and the Scottish spirit. But that was all he could talk about. I was desperate for someone to talk to but there was just nobody there.