“I am from the working class. I am now what I was then. No amount of ba...” — Sue Townsend Quote

“I am from the working class. I am now what I was then. No amount of balsamic vinegar and Prada handbags could make me forget what it was like to be poor.”

“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 thousands more social workers and let them sit in on claimants' interviews?”

“My cream and black Aga. It is the heart of the house, and people congregate around it.”

“I've been involved with sports my whole life, which made clothes and makeup and handbags not that important as a kid. I just didn't care.”

“I like a woman who has a vocabulary larger than 'shoes' and 'handbags.' But a nice pair of legs to go in the shoes is always good, too.”

“There's a very small percentage of people that take limos to school and have $2000 handbags - no one in my high school had that!”