Elizabeth I was my favourite monarch though, what an inspiration, she did great things for women.

I love spring flowers: daffodils and hyacinths are the ultimate flower for me. They are the essence of spring.

I think I think I am Superwoman sometimes but I am not.

I have always enjoyed drawing and painting but I don't always find the time to do much these days.

I love animals and feel very strongly that people should not be allowed to buy a pet if they are not able to look after it.

I've got a really sweet tooth and sometimes I just have to have some chocolate.

Being busy with work, and as a mum, I'm a big fan of online shopping.

My idea of a good night has always been having a lovely meal and a proper conversation.

I don't find offensive that I'm being labelled a babe by blokes. I'm absolutely flattered.

I don't waste money on smart, expensive clothes.

The idea that so many kids eat rubbish and sit on computers all day long appals me and getting them into sport is a major way of getting them off computers and leading healthier lives.

Love and respect are the most important aspects of parenting and of all relationships.

I write as a sow piddles.

What critics often ask for is the impossible, though this may be a salutary means of extending the borders of art.

Ask yourself - Where do I want to be one year from today? Personal growth is a choice.

Government cannot make us equal; it can only recognize, respect, and protect us as equal before the law.

Authors must not, like Chinese soldiers, expect to win victories by turning somersets in the air.

It can make you sad to look at pictures from your youth. So there's a trick to it. The trick is not to look at the later pictures.

I always thought that being at Time and tweaking your bosses and exploiting your expense account was just fun. Just joyous.

That's one of the greatest curses ever inflicted on the human race, memory.

If comedy duos don't like each other, it just won't work.