Alas! I thought I had only a friendship for you, but the grief I now feel convinces me, that I cannot live without you.

She reeked of respectability and sophistication, and he went hard on a helpless surge of lust.

On Tony Gwynn: it was a wonder that such an exuberant man could be so patient.

I get up at 5.30am, sluice myself and have two Weetabix and some mint tea, before starting to write by 6am.

For some reason if we hear 100 praises and one criticism, we focus on that one hurtful thing.

Careers very rarely are a waste of time; jobs usually are.

There is no right answer except to play and experiment.

An athlete must have ability to reach the top, but many who have ability and who do not live clean lives never have and never will be champions for obvious reasons.

Truth resides where there is faith.

I felt giving birth was the most creative act of all my creative acts - literally creation!

You can't always be in awe of someone's talent, living with them.