My dark secrets are life threatening. Pockets of unhappiness set in aspic that build and build. I have this primitive feeling that if something good happens, it is going to be followed by something bad. There is always a price to pay. Sue Townsend Read Quote
I think we take it for granted that if you are with your husband after 30 years, then he is the love of your life. Sue Townsend Read Quote
The monarchy is finished. It was finished a while ago, but they’re still making the corpses dance. Sue Townsend Read Quote
Being poor with three small children is terrifying. You can’t make any plans. You know you’re not going on holiday, ever. There’s no way you could ever afford driving lessons or a car. And the guilt I used to feel: they had holes in their shoes, and at one point, I had to send them to school wearing Wellingtons when the sun was shining. Sue Townsend Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I always write back to people who are kind enough to write to me. Actually, I don’t write – I recline on my red velvet sofa with my feet on the coffee table and dictate the letters to my eldest son. Sue Townsend Read Quote
Most social problems could be helped or prevented if people had more money and practical advice. Sue Townsend Read Quote
Yes, I hate it when people call me a ‘national treasure’. It takes away your bite and makes you feel like a harmless old golden Labrador. Sue Townsend Read Quote
