Writer Quotes by Sue Townsend

9 Writer quotes by Sue Townsend

Sue Townsend’s reflections on the writer’s life are brief yet warm, echoing her blend of wit and compassionate observation. These nine lines give a quick, heartfelt glimpse into her belief that humor can illuminate everyday struggles.

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Will you lie to me and promise to read them? Books need to be read. The pages need to be turned.

Sue Townsend

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I have decided to keep a full journal, in the hope that my life will perhaps seem more interesting when it is…

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I never imagined when I began writing in the early 1960s I'd become professional and my life would be transformed.

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When all my kids were at home, I used to write from midnight onwards.

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In the early days, it was, you know, I used to weep while I was writing. I used to grab at any…

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'The Gambler' by Dostoevsky. It was the first time I realised that it was possible to have good and evil in one…

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I do think that books, good books, free you. They make you feel a citizen of the world and things like class,…

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We had library books in our house, but not our own. So you had 14 days to read them. There would be…

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I've always loved books. I'm passionate about them. I think books are sexy. They are smooth and solid and contain delightful surprises.…

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I take life very seriously. I can laugh at it, because what else can you do? But it's a hard daily battle.

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Yes - I am usually overweight. I have had to be interested in diet because of being diabetic for 30 years and having kidney failure.

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My dark secrets are life threatening. Pockets of unhappiness set in aspic that build and build. I have this primitive feeling that if something…

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I'd love a day devoid of responsibilities. I've often thought about going to a hotel just to have a day away from everything.

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