Parenting Quote by Sue Townsend

I always wanted to be Jo in 'Little Women.' She's a bit reckless and feckless, always getting into trouble like me. But I'm probably…

— Sue Townsend

“Sex with the gorilla went on a bit, but once he'd stumbled over my clitoris we both had good times.”

— Sue Townsend

Yes, I hate it when people call me a 'national treasure'. It takes away your bite and makes you feel like a harmless old…

— Sue Townsend

I am the world's worst diabetic.

— Sue Townsend

“Pauline: "All under-fives are mad Adrian, you used to talk to the moon. You invited it to your birthday party and cried when it…

— Sue Townsend

“Had a note from Mr Cherry asking me when I can resume my paper round. I sent a note back to say that due…

— Sue Townsend

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

— Sue Townsend

People down on their luck deserve the best: beautiful surroundings and well-paid professional staff to help them out of their difficulties. Why not train…

— Sue Townsend

Most social problems could be helped or prevented if people had more money and practical advice.

— Sue Townsend

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

— Sue Townsend

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

— Sue Townsend

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

— Sue Townsend