I Thought It Was All A Flash

I Think Of Part Of Myself As A Very Passionate Person, But I Don't Think That Comes Across. I Don't Know Where It Comes From, That Reserve Or Veneer Of British Niceness. But It Doesn't Bother Me If Other People Don't Spot The Passion. I Know It's There.

All Love Shifts And Changes. I Don't Know If You Can Be Wholeheartedly In Love All The Time.

If You're Lucky Enough To Be Able To Have Therapy -- Because I Know It's Very Privileged -- It Gets Rid Of So Much Garbage And Enables You To Focus On What's Important. When I First Went Into Analysis, My Mother Was Absolutely Horrified. She Thought I'd Be A Loony!

You Never Feel Lonely If You're Writing, Because You're Living With All These Characters In Your Head.

When I Read To Children, I Try To Become The Characters. It's Great If You Can Make A Separate Voice For Each Character. Sometimes You Can Lower Your Voice With Excitement Or Get More Intimate About It: You Can Lean Forward And Engage The Children As A Narrator Or As A Reader. It's Particularly Important That You Find The Voice That You Want To Use For Each Character, Because Then Children Can Imagine That Person As You're Reading Aloud. And Of Course, The Illustrations Help Enormously.