You know I don’t listen to market gossip,” she began, “but it is hard not to hear it when my daughter’s name is mentioned.

Don't write about what you know - write about what you're interested in. Don't write about yourself - you aren't as interesting as you think.

I have consistently loved books that I've read when I've been sick in bed.

As I get older, I use less jewelry - necklace or earrings each morning, not both; my clothes are getting more basic - fewer colours and simpler cuts; and my make-up is stripped back to basics.

You're so calm and quiet, you never say. But there are things inside you. I see them sometimes, hiding in your eyes.

I had walked along that street all my life, but had never been so aware that my back was to my home

The sign of a masterpiece: A painting when there's a lack of resolution.