I Can Hate You More, But I'll

He Never Reckoned Much To Schooling And That. He Said You Could Learn Most What Was Worth Knowing From Keeping Your Eyes And Ears Peeled. Best Way Of Learning, He Always Said, Was Doing.

Stories Make You Think And Dream; Books Make You Want To Ask Questions.

A Lot Of Children, Like I Did, Move Away From Words Because Of The Fear - Which Is Something You Have To Take Out Of Education: The Fear Of Worrying About What Marks You'll Get, Detention, Worrying About Letting People Down, Your Parents, Teachers.

I Don't Consciously Try To Take My Readers On A Journey As I Don't Really Think About My Readers When I'm Writing. I Just Try To Write What I Feel Passionately About, To Tell A Story Down Onto The Page.

I Got Married Young, Far Too Young, But It Is Fine. We Are Still Married 48 Years Later. I Got Married At 19.