I don't think of my life as having two marriages; I think of it as a continuum. — Jane Hawking Copy Share Image
My generation of women was the last for whom marriage and a family were the goal. — Jane Hawking Copy Share Image
Living here in Cambridge, you had to have an identity. It was not enough to be a wife. So I did a… — Jane Hawking Copy Share Image
Through singing, I met my second husband, Jonathan, who is a professional musician. He transformed our lives and relieved me of much… — Jane Hawking Copy Share Image
The gas man came one day, and he said, 'What does your husband do?' so I told him, and he said, 'What's… — Jane Hawking Copy Share Image
Our marriage was a great success. Stephen achieved what he wanted to achieve, we kept going for a very long time, and… — Jane Hawking Copy Share Image
The truth was, there were four partners in our marriage. Stephen and me, motor neurone disease, and physics. If you took out… — Jane Hawking Copy Share Image
In the early days of our marriage, Stephen could walk around Cambridge on my arm - a stick on one hand, leaning… — Jane Hawking Copy Share Image
To me, Stephen was my husband and the father of my children; one does not say to one's husband, 'Oh, you're so… — Jane Hawking Copy Share Image
We were surrounded by influences and interests that came between Stephen and me. The nurse who became his wife was seeking to… — Jane Hawking Copy Share Image
I suppose I was still optimistic and unrealistic, and I just hoped we could keep going as we were. But no. That… — Jane Hawking Copy Share Image
When Stephen was first diagnosed, we weren't actually going out together, but I was already falling in love with him. He had beautiful eyes… — Jane Hawking Copy Share
I felt that Stephen had become such a significant figure, a scientist of such international renown, that at some future date, someone would be… — Jane Hawking Copy Share
We would look up at the night sky together, and although Stephen wasn't actually very good at detecting constellations, he would tell me about… — Jane Hawking Copy Share
The goddess Physics was Stephen's idol. I was not jealous of her, but she did give me some cause for concern. — Jane Hawking Copy Share
I felt it was terribly important, for Stephen and the children, to keep the family together. — Jane Hawking Copy Share
As Stephen's fame began to take off in a big way, and because he was so immersed in physics, it was becoming more and… — Jane Hawking Copy Share
I felt very committed to Stephen, and I didn't think he could manage without me. I wanted him to carry on doing his amazing… — Jane Hawking Copy Share
Of course I don't think any of the past will go away. The thing is, with me and Stephen, for many years, I put… — Jane Hawking Copy Share
We were under scrutiny when Stephen became rich and famous. The media were in the house, and camera leads were absolutely everywhere - it… — Jane Hawking Copy Share
I was very anxious that Stephen should have every opportunity to fulfil himself. — Jane Hawking Copy Share
