I was brought up to be uncompromisingly bloody-minded by my mother. She equipped me, without knowing it, to be someone who is… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
I didn't pursue happiness at all. I've never pursued it. I wasn't brought up to pursue it. — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
I never thought of myself as a strong person until I wrote my first book, and people started to say, 'You're a… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
I definitely thought the first book was going to be a one-off. I never thought I'd even write a book, not ever… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
I've never had any interest in reading the real-life stories of criminals. I don't want to get inside their heads. — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
People think you're vulnerable when you tell the truth, but it's never hurt me. — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
I have a lot of empathy, and I think that's where mothering starts. You are there to empathise and facilitate. — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
I get the same lurching thrill now when I'm about to sit down to an egg mayonnaise sandwich and a packet of plain crisps… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
I have a daughter. I have my imagination. I have friends. I, in no way, am going to louse that up with some idiot… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
I don't believe in an afterlife. You live on in the people you influence during your lifetime. — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
Women are constantly taught to think about what other people are thinking, from those 'Jackie' magazine quizzes - 'What's he thinking?' - to being… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
Most female artists - to do what you have to do and to be as honest as you have to be, to be as… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
I'm not a gifted storyteller, so I write what I know and hope that honesty resonates with other people's experiences. — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
The more blows you have in life, the better, because it means you're challenging yourself. — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
I'd like to be with someone kind who can hold a conversation and is in my age group. If that's too much to ask,… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
I think, often, people who do something new creatively don't benefit financially from it - it's the people who come after and make them… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
If I didn't live in London, I would live in Glasgow. I love the colour of the brick and the black ironwork. I think… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
We used to have massively long discussions about how we should stand on stage. Should we stand with our legs apart? No, all the… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
