Adrian Mole's father was so angry that so many pepole got divorced nowadays. HE had been unhappilly married for 30 years, why should everybody else get away?

She liked people. Me, I can take them or leave them, but mostly leave them.

I'm spectacularly disorganised. I wrote my latest book in seven different notebooks scattered throughout my house.

There's only one thing more boring than listening to other people's dreams, and that's listening to their problems.

Now I know I am an intellectual. I saw Malcolm Muggeridge on the television last night, and I understood nearly every word. It all adds up. A bad home, poor diet, not liking punk. I think I will join the library and see what happens.

My skin is dead good. I think it must be a combination of being in love and Lucozade.

I am surrounded by counselors. My sister is a counselor. My daughter is training to be a counselor. A lot of my friends are counselors.