“I like a quiet life.”

“I think it's a question which particularly arises over women writers: whether it's better to have a happy life or a good supply of tragic plots.”

“On Waterloo Bridge where we said our goodbyes, the weather conditions bring tears to my eyes. I wipe them away with a black woolly glove And try not to notice I've fallen in love On Waterloo...”

“Bloody men are like bloody buses — You wait for about a year And as soon as one approaches your stop Two or three others appear. You look at them flashing their indicators, Offering you a ri...”