When my sister Joan arrived, I asked if I could swap her for a rabbit. When I think what a marvellous friend she's been, I'm so glad my parents didn'….

I'm mainly an airport author, and if you're trying to take your mind off the journey, you're not going to read 'King Lear.'.

If you woke up each morning, and immediately dwelt on your ills, what sort of a day could you look forward to?.

Everybody is a hero in their own story if you just look..

I discovered that men were just like everyone else, really. They liked you if you were good-tempered and easy to talk to. And being a big girl meant ….

Never mind money; the gifts of time and skill call into being the richest marketplace in the world..

Happiness is in our own hearts. I have no regrets of anything in the past. I'm totally cheerful and happy, and I think that a lot of your attitude is….

I have no idea whether what I write will be of the remotest interest to anyone else. Some mornings when I read what I wrote the previous day I think ….

My mother was a trained nurse, and she'd tell me that patients would fight as they were administered anaesthetic, grappling to get the gas mask off t….

I thought it must be desperate to be old. To wake up in the morning and remember that you were ancient - and so behave that way. I thought old people….

We have to make our own happiness, and we have to make our own decisions and play the hand that is dealt to us..

You can't lay down laws for what people think and hope..

All I ever wanted to do is to write stories that people will enjoy and feel at home with..

Always write as if you are talking to someone. It works. Don't put on any fancy phrases or accents or things you wouldn't say in real life..

After my hip operation, I had to cut out butter, which I loved, and salt. I no longer eat desserts with lots of cream, and I've cut right back on alc….

We are all the heroes and heroines of our own lives. Our love stories are amazingly romantic; our losses and betrayals and disappointments are gigant….