I dont think, generally speaking, people become writers because they were the really good, really cool, attractive kid in class. Ill be honest. This is our revenge for people who were much better looking and more popular than us. I was a bit like that, I suppose. – Steven Moffat
The day in 2004 when the radiologist told me I had invasive cancer, I walked down the hospital corridor looking for a phone to call my husband, and I could almost see the fear coming toward me like a big, black shadow. – Geraldine Brooks