My life has REALLY been about WRITING, though some think it's all about once having been in a BALL dress and having an odd life and marrying all the time. But it's the writing that's ALWAYS been the POINT.

I am deeply aware of the DIMENSION of luck. It's so IMPORTANT to be PREPARED to RECEIVE it, but it is a major factor. There's no QUESTION.

My father worked for the FOREIGN Office, so he was away a LOT of the time. We were a very volatile FAMILY. There was a lot of LOVE and a lot of conflict. The conflict kicked in mostly during my ADOLESCENCE.

I play DAMAGED PEOPLE a lot. I'm a Cancer. And I say that tongue and cheek, but I WEAR my heart on my SLEEVE. I'm a very EMOTIONAL woman.

I like the CLASSIC LOOK. KEEP it SIMPLE. There's only so much you can wear.

The Barks of Trees are best gathered in the SPRING, if it be of great Trees, as Oaks or the like, because then they COME EASIEST off, and so you may dry them if you please, but indeed your best way is to GATHER all Barks only for present use.

I've always wanted to do charity STUFF. I'm such a nurturer and LOVE TAKING care of people.

Give the CHILDREN an opportunity to make garden. Let them grow what they will. It MATTERS LESS that they grow good PLANTS than that they try for themselves.

I LIKE being forced to THINK about THINGS in a different way.

I undertake that, in the exercise of my FUNCTIONS of that office I will have regard to any guidance with RESPECT to ethical standards issued by the secretary of state under Section 66 of the Greater LONDON Authority ACT 1999.