I'm Pleased To Have Outsold

In Ireland Every Place You Visit And Every Person You Meet Has A Story. And They Love To Tell You Their Stories. Everyone Is Interested In Everything; In A Land Of Storytellers, You Will Never Be Bored.

I Thought It Must Be Desperate To Be Old. To Wake Up In The Morning And Remember That You Were Ancient - And So Behave That Way. I Thought Old People Were Full Of Aches And Pains And Horrible Illnesses.

An English Journalist Called Michael Viney Told Me When I Was 25, That I Would Write Well If I Cared A Lot What I Was Writing About. That Worked. I Went Home That Day And Wrote About Parents Not Understanding Their Children As Well As We Teachers Did, And It Was Published The Very Next Week.

I Don't Think You're Happier If You're Thin Or Beautiful Or Rich Or Married. You Have To Make Your Own Happiness. My Heroines Do Not Become Beautiful Elegant Swans, They Become Confident Ducks And Get On With Life.

You're Much More Believable If You Talk In Your Own Voice.