Clare Balding

On the beach, I take my clothes off under a towel.

Having thyroid cancer in 2009 really didn't change my life at all. I wish I could say that I had this epiphany. But I knew I was lucky before that, so it's not like I suddenly realised how lucky I am.

Particularly when you're young, you're terribly flattered by people who like you, so you think you love them.

Most people don't know what they spend in every single area, but they know they have a problem in particular areas.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.