My parents were both writers - they would type their manuscripts sitting side by side on the veranda of our house near Watford - so I wanted to do something different. I wanted to be a bluegrass singer, an architect, a landscape gardener, or to do something with animals. Deborah Moggach animalarchitectbluegrass share on social
I did have a go with Botox, but I couldn't move my eyebrows. I also, at one point, had that filler stuff injected, but I looked like a hamster with wodges of food in its cheeks, so I stopped that. Deborah Moggach botoxcheekeyebrow Change image and share on social
I've had a very lucky life because I'm of this generation where everything was possible. Deborah Moggach generationhavelife Change image and share on social
I like missing someone and being missed; I like looking forward to seeing him again. I like getting emails and texts with lots of xxx's. Deborah Moggach emailforwardlot Change image and share on social
I've written something like 17 novels, which isn't bad, I suppose, but my father wrote 120 books, my mother 40. In comparison, I'm lazy. Deborah Moggach badbookcomparison Change image and share on social
All I want is for people, when they read my books, to feel companioned, to feel they're not alone in the world. Deborah Moggach bookcompanionedfeel Change image and share on social
I'd like to be a jazz singer, but I couldn't possibly do it; nobody would want me, anyway. Deborah Moggach jazzpossiblysinger Change image and share on social
Cycling is the only way to free ourselves from the misery of the Tube, the wall-to-wall buses that line Oxford Street, the hopelessness of even thinking about driving. Deborah Moggach busecycledrive Change image and share on social
Living together places a huge burden on the other person to be lover, friend, entertainments manager, chef, domestic help, which is almost impossible and can lead to disappointment. If you don't live together, you spend more time with other people and ease the pressure off your lover. Deborah Moggach burdenchefdisappointment share on social
You can cycle through London on the side streets, which are less polluted - and much more interesting anyway. Deborah Moggach cycleinterestlondon Change image and share on social