Reminded of favorite poem by Wendy Cope which goes: At Christmas little children sing and merry bells jingle. The cold winter air makes our hands and….

In terms of parenthood, I think the pressure has amped up massively too. Some parents are setting the bar ludicrously high in terms of doing things "….

Of course the chronology of the books is a bit back- to - front, and books usually come out before movies. But happily, these [Bridget Jones's] are f….

With so many dark things to worry about in the world right now, I hope people will just go with the fun and enjoy [ Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries….

If the stories don't come from the inside out, then Bridget [Jones] is not being true to herself and it's very important to me that she stays that wa….

There are so many images pushed at women and so many ideas of what you're supposed to be. I think there's too much of this superwoman, this woman wit….

Quite quickly I grew less deranged. I had begun the process of calming down, assimilating and compromising, which is necessary to live comfortably in….

I think that when you're writing fiction what you're doing is reflecting life as you see it, and putting down how you think and how other people thin….

I am brave, though I am alone..

I think the pressure to be perfect generally in life has amped up massively in the last twenty years: especially for young people with the advent of ….

I certainly think I'll end up writing about America in some form. I've taken plenty of notes. I like America very much..

My books have all generated controversy..

Dieting on New Year's Day isn't a good idea as you can't eat rationally but really need to be free to consume whatever is necessary, moment by moment….

Nobody wants to be racist and I think that most people aren't..

Singletons should not have to explain themselves all the time but should have an accepted status — like geisha girls do.

Oh God, what's wrong with me? Why does nothing ever work out?.

Oh, God, I'm so lonely. An entire weekend streching ahead with no one to love or have fun with. Anyway, I don't care. I've got a lovely steamed ginge….

Eventually, I manage to cheer Mum up by allowing her to go through my wardrobe and criticize all my clothes..

The corruption of the good by the belief in their own infallible goodnes is the most bloody dangerous pitfall in the human spectrum. Once you have co….