Antonia Fraser

I can't read historical fiction because I find the real thing so much more interesting.

The clue to book jacket photography is to look friendly and approachable, but not too glamorous.

I hate the only one of my book jackets when I was made up professionally, my hair made into a smooth bell.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.

It is hardly surprising that women concentrate on the way they look instead of what is in their minds since not much has been put in their minds to begin with.

Some politicians that I've seen have been brilliant with the public. They almost speak with the skill of an actor.