I thought it was something peculiar to me. I thought I was abnormal.
If you can't return a favor, pass it on. 
Never give up. And most importantly, be true to yourself. Write from your heart, in your own voice, and about what you believe in.
I don't envy men and I certainly wouldn't like to become one now. 
I'm working on a nonfiction book on Nepal and a novel about diasporas.
When dad told me Mr Steptoe had passed away, I broke down.
Reading is my greatest luxury.
Don't write the book you think publishers want to commission. Plenty of other writers will be doing the same thing. 
I never felt any different from anyone else though. 
I could write an entertaining novel about rejection slips, but I fear it would be overly long. 
I have a good collection of cookery books. This is not so much because I like cooking, but because I like eating. 
Then I obviously didn't understand what it all meant, but I do now. 
Remember that what you have is unique because it's your own special way of looking at the world. 
Don't call 'em dogs. Dogs are loyal and they run after balls. 
People still come up to me and ask whether I am Louise Brown or if they've seen me somewhere else before. 