Texting is a supremely secretive medium of communication - it's like passing a note - and this means we should be very careful what we use it for. Lynne Truss carefulcommunicationmean Change image and share on social
In my worst moments, I think the biggest effect of 'Eats, Shoots & Leaves' was to kill the happiness of people who had previously skipped through life, unaware of all the atrocities lurking in the world around them. Lynne Truss atrocitybadbig share on social
To some people, the fact that I am not married, or don't have children, would be the reason I have written a book on punctuation. Lynne Truss bookchildfact Change image and share on social
One of the things that all authors of fiction must learn to judge is whether - and in what detail - to describe the face of a character. Lynne Truss authorcharacterdescribe Change image and share on social
I used to help my dad with a stall selling eggs when I was about 12. People were so hard up they would ask for one egg. But mostly no one came by at all. It was very demoralising. Lynne Truss daddemoraliseegg Change image and share on social
After university, I got a job sub-editing and for years I was a literary editor. Lynne Truss editeditorjob Change image and share on social
As with email, the recipient of a texted question seems to have the option to ignore it, while nevertheless saying, 'Hello, lovely day,' and so on. Lynne Truss dayemailignore Change image and share on social
What one discovers in life, I find, is that one's personality defects don't come and go. Lynne Truss defectdiscoverfind Change image and share on social
Writers and painters alike are in the business of consulting their own imaginations, and stimulating the imaginations of others. Together, and separately, they celebrate the absolute mystery of otherness. Lynne Truss absolutealikebusiness share on social
You don't want to make an enemy of Piers Morgan. Lynne Truss enemymakemorgan Change image and share on social
