Sometimes We Are Only Aware Of How

When He Was Born, I Looked At My Little Boy And Felt An Unconditional Love I Never Knew Was Inside Me. As He Grew, And I Watched Him Stagger About, Squeak His First Words, And Turn Into A Beautiful Little Boy, That Feeling Did Not Change.

My Parents Have Been Dead For Many Years, And When Your Folks Are Gone There Is Nobody Standing Between You And Eternity.

My Principal Motivation Is Supporting My Family, Which Is Not A Bad Reason For Getting Up In The Morning. That's Always Been My Motivation - To Take Care Of The People Who Rely On Me.

The Thing I Care About Is My Weight - I'm As Fanatical About It As A Member Of Girls Aloud. I Weigh Myself Every Morning. I Know Exactly What I Want To Be - 82kg - And I Try To Stick To It.

Largely This Is A Class Thing - Writers Tend To Be Cosseted Little Middle-class Kiddies Who Think That The World Owes Them A Royalty Cheque. But Just Doing It - Being In Your Room For Years On End, Locked In Your Head, Alone With Invented Ghosts - It Weakens And Softens The Body. And I Know I Can't Just Live In My Head.