I was twenty-seven when I came up with the idea for my first novel. Jane Green ideatwenty Change image and share on social
I have long been fascinated by our inclination to assume others we meet have the same moral code, similar values, and yet we can never be sure. Jane Green assumecodefascinate Change image and share on social
Writing is a muscle that needs to be exercised every day: The more you write, the easier it becomes. Jane Green dayeasyexercise Change image and share on social
I learned that saying you love your friends isn't enough: that love is a verb - it requires Acts of Love. It is all about the doing, not the saying, and now I make a point, every day, of emailing or phoning or making a plan with those I love. Jane Green actdayemailing share on social
I am often asked what I would be doing if I hadn't become a writer. I have long said I would probably be a chef or a garden designer or a decorator, but since recording my own books, there is no doubt in my mind that if the writing doesn't work out, voice work is what I would choose. Jane Green askbookchef share on social
I started to think about the assumptions we make that everyone we meet operates under the same moral code, and how betrayed we feel when that isn't the case. Jane Green assumptionbetraycase Change image and share on social
My husband has a cousin who discovered, in his fifties, that the man he thought was his father was actually not, and that he had not only a father he had never met, but brothers. Jane Green brothercousindiscover Change image and share on social
As a teenager, you are still entirely wrapped up in yourself. Jane Green teenagerwrap Change image and share on social
My training as a journalist was invaluable: when I worked on 'The Daily Express,' the editor would often ask for 1000 words within a couple of hours. I could not say I was not inspired. I had to get on with it. Jane Green coupledailyeditor share on social
When I first started writing, I was living in England and I had that uniquely English sense of sarcasm, which has definitely seemed to have left me. I am a naturalized American and my sensibility has become far more American. Jane Green americanenglandenglish share on social
