“The big bad monster wasn't green and hiding under the bed, it wore tasteless floral prints, bright scarlet lipstick and sat in the kitchen smoking and saying 'bollocks' alot.”

“Anything is good if it's made of chocolate.”

“I'm a Luddite with computers, and I'm slightly worried about being hacked as well.”

“One thing lots of Christians do have in common is that they can't help coming across as smug. This winds lots of people up, particularly because famous Christians pronounce on the life of the poor ...”

“Having children is fab. They keep me young and make me get up in the morning.”

“With two small children, I haven't had a wash since 2001 so the chance to go shopping is way down the list. It is something I do intend to get.”

“I shiver, thinking how easy it is to be totally wrong about people-to see one tiny part of them and confuse it for the whole, to see the cause and think it's the effect or vice versa”

“At sunrise everything is luminous but not clear.”

“I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves.”

“If you want experiences to make you a better person, then you play two or three sports.”