If You Don't Go To A Dance

If I See Marian Keyes' Books Or Patricia Scanlan's Books Given More Prominence Than Mine In The Bookstore, I'll Move Mine To The Front. I've Told Them I Do This, And They've Confessed To Doing The Same Thing To Me.

Because I Saw My Parents Relaxing In Armchairs And Reading And Liking It, I Thought It Was A Peaceful Grown-up Thing To Do, And I Still Think That.

Never Mind Money; The Gifts Of Time And Skill Call Into Being The Richest Marketplace In The World.

Women Who Start Out As Ugly Ducklings Don't Become Beautiful Swans. What They Mainly Become Is Confident Ducks. They Take Charge Of Their Lives.

I Never Wanted To Write. I Just Wrote Letters Home From A Kibbutz In Israel To Reassure My Parents That I Was Still Alive And Well Fed And Having A Great Time. They Thought These Letters Were Brilliant And Sent Them To A Newspaper. So I Became A Writer By Accident.