I'm a mum. Cooking is something I have to do. It's something I like to do.

I'm a compulsive sneaker collector, mostly limited edition.

I go to castings and see several black and Asian girls, then I get to the show and look around there's just me and maybe one other coloured face.

London's not a white city. So why should our catwalks be so white?

I am not big on jewelry, but I do love hats as an accessory, specifically snap backs and beanies.

I don't have a favourite designer because I feel every designer offers something different and special, but I do really like Alexander Wang, Burberry, Stella McCartney and Balmain.

Happiness is making your dreams come true.

The unconditional love for you child, it's truly amazing.

I mean, I suppose when I'm in London, I'm home so I'm more comfortable.

When I go back into education, I'm going to do business studies.

I don't wear heels. I'm all about flats from Chanel and wedges. I love my Gucci wedge boots.

Oh, you have to charge 'em, Jubal. The marks won't pay attention if it's free.

Maybe I’d already guessed that the physics of us didn’t defy any laws of gravity, and with her, there was always an equal and opposite reaction.

What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualization.

[Vladimir] Putin is an enemy of the free press. The U.S. celebrates free press.

I think storytelling is all about children. We human beings love to hear stories being told - and it first happens when you're a kid.

There is no right or wrong way to write a novel. Each journey is different for every individual work and for every writer. The first error is never to begin; the second is never to finish.

The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.

More than anything I am a novelist. But for me, an author's job is not only to create linguistically accomplished works. As an author I also want to stimulate discussion.

For a moment, staring down and realizing what I'd just done, I wanted to throw myself in after him, because surely there was no way I could go on living now.

Consider how wool is turned into an elegantly designed carpet by coming into contact with an intelligent person.