Painting my nails is the easiest way to look as though I've made an effort. — Jane Fallon Copy Share Image
Thirty is still the iconic number. It's when people compare their actual lives with what they think they should have achieved. — Jane Fallon People Copy Share Image
Our Siamese cat, Ollie, is like a dog in a cat's body because she is really loyal and very chatty, following me… — Jane Fallon Body Copy Share Image
I'm not a gossip. The worst thing anyone can say to me is, 'Ooh, I've got some gossip.' I'm like, 'Oh, shut… — Jane Fallon Gossip Copy Share Image
There's something lovely about writing a book, doing what you want. I love the solitariness of it. — Jane Fallon Book Copy Share Image
My dad used to cut out newspaper ads and post them to me in the hope I'd get a proper job. — Jane Fallon Dad Copy Share Image
If you spend too much time in L.A., you might start to lose a sense of what's normal. — Jane Fallon Copy Share Image
Even when I was a kid, I was never interested in any of that marriage or baby stuff. — Jane Fallon Baby Copy Share Image
'Teachers' is in no way a realistic soap; we're not trying to do that, which is why we never do 'issues.' — Jane Fallon Education Copy Share Image
“There was something about other people's grief that was so exposing, so personal, that she felt she shouldn't be looking.” — Jane Fallon Death Copy Share Image
I remember watching a 'Big Brother' contestant saying that she wanted to be a footballer's wife. I thought, 'What is the world… — Jane Fallon Big brother Copy Share Image
The best thing about a British winter is the cold weather, real fires, frosty mornings. I love living somewhere that has proper… — Jane Fallon Copy Share Image
Everyone has bits of dysfunction in their families, but I actually have a very nice, happy one. — Jane Fallon Copy Share Image
I suppress stress to the point where it will force its way through my skin in the form of a large angry… — Jane Fallon Angry Copy Share Image
I am too much of a worrier. I'm the person who thinks about calling round all the hospitals when someone is five… — Jane Fallon Copy Share Image
Any situation where I feel like people are looking at me and I've got to speak is the kind of thing I… — Jane Fallon Copy Share Image
Grandchildren are the Furbies of the offspring world. They're cute, they're funny, you can play with them and then put them away… — Jane Fallon Copy Share Image
Getting up early means I can write for a few hours before anyone starts phoning me or ringing the doorbell. — Jane Fallon Copy Share Image
I've always been very clear: I never want to be known just as somebody's girlfriend. — Jane Fallon Copy Share Image
When I left university with a history degree, I had no idea what I wanted to do, and I was terrified of… — Jane Fallon Career Copy Share Image
I'm turning into one of those people who writes to the actors on 'Coronation Street' - a really obsessive fan. — Jane Fallon Coronation Copy Share Image
People always say, 'My family is so normal,' and when you poke into them, they never are. — Jane Fallon Copy Share Image
I love L.A. for a couple of days - I like the healthy food - but it's a one-industry town. — Jane Fallon Copy Share Image
As an adult, I had to accept that I was not a natural distance runner. Anything more than about 400 metres had… — Jane Fallon Copy Share Image
My biggest source of inspiration is listening to people's conversations. I'm a big eavesdropper. — Jane Fallon Copy Share Image
Luckily my own life is uncomplicated, which lets me really enjoy other people's complicated messes! — Jane Fallon Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people assume you need to be born into a special creative family to have a career as… — Jane Fallon Copy Share Image
I've always worked out, but running pushed bits of me harder than anything else I had ever done. — Jane Fallon Copy Share Image
I write about messy relationships - between friends, rivals, married couples, siblings. I'm not really interested in boy/girl romances. — Jane Fallon Friends Copy Share Image
When I started working from home, I made a promise to myself to go out at least once a day. — Jane Fallon Day Copy Share Image
You just don't come across proper, deep, loyal friendships very easily later on in life. — Jane Fallon Copy Share Image
The earlier I wake up, the better my day, so I try to get out of bed between 5 A.M. and 7… — Jane Fallon Copy Share Image
Having grown up quite shy and quiet, it's important that I mark out who I am in the world through my work. — Jane Fallon Copy Share Image
I think it makes you a good listener about other people's relationships when you haven't got that much to say about your… — Jane Fallon Copy Share Image
One thing that was drummed into me when I was younger is that you have to make your own way in life,… — Jane Fallon Life Copy Share Image
I just feel that if you're going to have kids, you need to believe that, emotionally, you can give them a really… — Jane Fallon Copy Share Image
