John asked me to dance and I nearly died. Bingo! I then amazed myself by being very cool, calm and collected outwardly-inside I was out of this world…

- Cynthia Lennon

I knew the man up until our divorce - after that I didn't know the man, but it didn't stop me caring about him and worrying because of the complete c…

- Cynthia Lennon

I didn't marry a Beatle, I married a broke student who played the guitar and ponced all my grant money off me for fags.

- Cynthia Lennon

I was proud, excited and a little frightened. It was all taking off so quickly…the more successful the boys were, the further away from me John felt.…

- Cynthia Lennon

John was in constant need of proof of love and security and he was constantly testing people for that proof.

- Cynthia Lennon

John and I weren't capable of getting back to Kenwood from there, so the four of us sat up for the rest of the night as the walls moved, the plants t…

- Cynthia Lennon

When John was with me, it was total commitment. Whatever he did outside our relationship didn't seem very important. We were together such a lot of t…

- Cynthia Lennon

John's relationship with each of the other Beatles was different. He was at his most relaxed with Ringo, who often had him in stitches with his jokes.

- Cynthia Lennon

Ringo had this habit of lighting up two cigarettes, one for Maureen at the same time that he lit his own. I remember thinking it was a loving thing t…

- Cynthia Lennon