Our parents provided us with the essentials, then got on with their own lives. Which makes me realise that my parents were brilliant, not for what they did, but more for what they didn't do. — Rachel Johnson Copy Share Image
Being blonde, for me, means never having to say: 'I'll have the honey-striped half-head of highlights for £200,' to a bored colourist in a… — Rachel Johnson Copy Share Image
If you tell the truth you get into trouble, and that's why politicians are extremely dull. — Rachel Johnson Copy Share Image
I am a total coffee snob and bore. If anyone makes the mistake of offering me 'a coffee' they tend to regret it -… — Rachel Johnson Copy Share Image
Our parents provided us with the essentials, then got on with their own lives. Which makes me realise that my parents were brilliant, not… — Rachel Johnson Copy Share Image
I think everyone can recognize the one-upmanship and the competition that go on wherever you are, especially among groups where the women don't have… — Rachel Johnson Copy Share Image
People always say there's no such thing as bad publicity, and you always think they're right, because it seems self-evident: nobody's going to buy… — Rachel Johnson Copy Share Image
Don't worry about never having time to write. Just write what you can in the time you do have and give yourself a big… — Rachel Johnson Copy Share Image
It's very hard to self-motivate without someone standing over you snarling, ready to hurl the chalk at your head at the slightest slackening. — Rachel Johnson Copy Share Image
I went freelance in 1996 and my children are now teenagers and it seemed right. — Rachel Johnson Copy Share Image
The reason we all need a mutton alert, which needs constant testing, like smoke alarms, is because there is really no such thing as… — Rachel Johnson Copy Share Image
I don't mind being called snobbish, a pain and a social climber, but being called unkind really hurts. — Rachel Johnson Copy Share Image
It's often discouraging sitting working at home, wondering whether to put the heating on, answering the doorbell to the gas board, feeling it's all… — Rachel Johnson Copy Share Image
