I like stirring the pot - I think it's part of my duty, to shake people up a bit - make them look at things in a different way.

Adults get more confused by social worker jargon. Unlike children, they are also less likely to see two sides of an argument, and they no longer think they can make the world a better place. That can make them rather boring, I suppose.

There are many times when I think I would have rather died with my husband. It would have been pleasanter, simpler. But it would have been worse for the children and the family in general.

People who don't read seem to me mysterious. I don't know how they think or learn about other people. Novels are a very important part of our education.