I went freelance in 1996 and my children are now teenagers and it seemed right. — Rachel Johnson Copy Share Image
I do not think that having children - I have three teenagers - keeps you young. The reverse. It thrusts you into a full-frontal confrontation with your own all-too-obvious maturity. — 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
