I Wish I Got A Lie-in On

I Don't Want To Get Hung Up On What 'people,' That Nebulous Mass, Think About Me. That's The Way To Unhappiness, I Think.

I'm Very Eclectic In My Music Tastes - Anything From Nina Simone To Beethoven To Talvin Singh.

A New Car Is Not Going To Change Your Life.

I Started Writing 'brick Lane' When My Children Were Two Years And Five Months Old. We Were On Holiday In The North Of England When I Was Overtaken By A Compulsion To Start Writing.

I Rarely Get A Moment To Myself, But I Love The Way That My Agenda Is Dictated By The Children, Not My Work.