Writing a book is like running a marathon. You need to be fit to do it, mentally and, as far as possible, physically.

Take on jobs, projects and challenges that frighten you. It's the best way to get rid of fear.

The system isn't working for most people and never has worked for most women.

We are all impacted by the failings of a news media that almost always chooses which stories to cover according to the priorities and perspectives of white men with private educations.

One of the reasons I'm able to write books and still carry on with other work is that I do my best writing between 5am and midday.

I wish I knew how to sleep late! I generally wake horribly early, often with a head full of thoughts and deadlines that propel me to my computer.

It is, after all, absurd that in 2017 women are still at best second-class citizens.

I've taken a certain a pride in all of my books. They devour so much time and energy that you have to engage deeply or you'd go mad.

It's not enough to vent about what you don't like on social media. I would ask everyone who can, men included, to get involved in an organisation actively working for gender equality.

My daddy. He's so funny! My whole family jokes around a lot.

Don't spin your wheels and stress. Take a deep breath, center yourself and make a plan.

And this mess is so big And so deep and so tall, We cannot pick it up. There is no way at all!

No, I shall not give in. I shall go on. I shall work to the end.

Profaneness is a brutal vice. He who indulges in it is no gentleman, I care not what his stamp may be in society; I care not what clothes he wears, or what culture he boasts.

I'm not a quitter. I believe in following things through.

True power is given to the vulnerable.

He manages to balance Rigor and Mercy.

In the depths all becomes law.

You know, we have main English language parties, federalist parties, and traditionally the ones to watch would be the Conservatives, who form the government, and then the Liberals.