“The children break all my jewelry, so everything I wear is cheap - fro...” — Sally Phillips Quote

The children break all my jewelry, so everything I wear is cheap - from Topshop or Dorothy Perkins.

My blood runs cold when I hear the 'great news' that we have found a marker for the Down's syndrome gene, which means we can identify it more easily. Why is that good news? It's only good news if you're going to terminate.

I can make a virtue of slapdash. Slapdash can give you courage.

I've got spider veins all over my legs, so I wear opaque tights all winter. All sorts of colours.

My mother always worked and thought staying at home was a bit twee, and that you should get your act together and do something useful. Now I think that's the most useful thing you can do: bring up some non-criminals.

The costs of solar energy across the world have come down so fast that its growth as a cheap, clean energy source has been exponential.

It is expensive to live in hotels, even cheap ones - more expensive than renting.

You have no idea how expensive it is to look this cheap.

I am thinking about launching a wine website where there is a deal and the crowd can dictate how cheap it can get.

I always write on unlined typing paper and write the first draft in longhand, using cheap Bic pens. I try to write about four pages a day, which usually yields a first draft in six months. I don't plot ahead of time, so I'm flying by the seat of my pants for the first draft.