The monarchy is finished. It was finished a while ago, but they're still making the corpses dance. Sue Townsend agocorpsedance Change image and share on social
I prefer to keep my secrets to myself, to the grave... and beyond! Sue Townsend graveprefersecret Change image and share on social
I am from the working class. I am now what I was then. No amount of balsamic vinegar and Prada handbags could make me forget what it was like to be poor. Sue Townsend amountbalsamicclass Change image and share on social
I am surrounded by counselors. My sister is a counselor. My daughter is training to be a counselor. A lot of my friends are counselors. Sue Townsend counselordaughterfriend Change image and share on social
I'm getting to the end of my magnifying glasses now. One eye's gone completely. The other is gradually dimming. Dimming - that sounds very dramatic, doesn't it? I'm so lucky. I can still make a living - and the same kind of living. Sue Townsend completelydimdramatic share on social
'The Gambler' by Dostoevsky. It was the first time I realised that it was possible to have good and evil in one person. It led me to read a lot of Russian literature. Sue Townsend dostoevskyevilgambler Change image and share on social
I do think that books, good books, free you. They make you feel a citizen of the world and things like class, sex and age don't matter. They're the greatest leveler. Sue Townsend agebookcitizen Change image and share on social
I take life very seriously. I can laugh at it, because what else can you do? But it's a hard daily battle. Sue Townsend battledailyhard Change image and share on social
Yes - I am usually overweight. I have had to be interested in diet because of being diabetic for 30 years and having kidney failure. Sue Townsend diabeticdietfailure Change image and share on social
In the early days, it was, you know, I used to weep while I was writing. I used to grab at any kind of anything, any hint, any tip of how to make it easy. Sue Townsend dayearlyeasy Change image and share on social
