Writers need each other.

Change occurs slowly. Very often a legal change might take place but the cultural shift required to really accept its spirit lingers in the wings for decades.

A book is a story, even if it's non-fiction, and once I've read it, I have the story with me inside my head always.

At the end of the day, that's what a family is - a group of different people who accept each other.

I believe the era of the militant lady is back.

There is something particularly fascinating about seeing places you know in a piece of art - be that in a film, or a photograph or painting.

I jealously guard my research time and I love fully immersing myself in those dusty old books and papers. It's one of the most enjoyable parts of my job.