Top 48 Quotes by Sue Townsend

About Sue Townsend

These are some quotes by English author Sue Townsend Novelist, who was born on April 2, 1946.

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

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

Sue Townsend

I always feel as if I'm a disappointment: that people want a grand dame in furs like Barbara Taylor Bradford.

I always feel as if I'm a disappointment: that people want a grand dame in furs like Barbara Taylor Bradford.

Sue Townsend

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

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

Sue Townsend

I don't like to be noticed. The older I've got, the more reclusive I've become. I've got late-onset shyness. People are lovely. When they see me in the street, they don't ask for anything from me. They just say: 'I thought it was you, and I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your books,' but I can't seem to cope with it anymore.

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 more like Madame Bovary.

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 more like Madame Bovary.

Sue Townsend

In the early days, it was, you know, I used to weep while I was writing. I used to grab at any kind of anything, any hint, any tip of how to make it easy.

In the early days, it was, you know, I used to weep while I was writing. I used to grab at any kind of anything, any hint, any tip of how to make it easy.

Sue Townsend

I took my sight and mobility for granted.

I took my sight and mobility for granted.

Sue Townsend

We had library books in our house, but not our own. So you had 14 days to read them. There would be eight books a fortnight in our house and I'd read as many of those as I could.

We had library books in our house, but not our own. So you had 14 days to read them. There would be eight books a fortnight in our house and I'd read as many of those as I could.

Sue Townsend

I've always been fascinated by totalitarian regimes. I'm not an admirer of them.

I've always been fascinated by totalitarian regimes. I'm not an admirer of them.

Sue Townsend

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

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

Sue Townsend

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