“I find it very difficult to say no when I'm in Ireland. You do end up ...” — Kate Thompson Quote

I find it very difficult to say no when I'm in Ireland. You do end up going around doing lots of events and things and not getting work done, and it's not just a question of having hours at the desk.

I always had an awful lot going on in my head, always telling myself stories, very vivid imagination.

If I have one thing on in a week, I find it very difficult to get back to work that week. I need a lot of dreaming time.

Children in their young teens are just moving into the moment when they are most receptive to philosophy and psychology. You can explore these things in stories and, in doing so, give them power and control.

I failed eighth grade twice, and then they moved me up to ninth grade. Then I failed that and dropped out. My teacher would hand me a test, and I'd grade it myself with an F, then put my head down on the desk.

I'm going to ask one question for everything that comes across my desk, which is, 'How is this going to create jobs?'

I just had this moment where I was sitting at my desk, and I realized what it was that I'd been wanting to do since I was a little girl - and that was act.

You only get so much time to do something that you enjoy or love to do. If you can continue doing it, you might as well, because I don't want to live in regret. I don't want to be the person sitting behind a desk, wondering, 'Did I do it right, did I finish it off, did I really give it my all?'