Reading Is My Greatest Luxury.

It Took A Brave Editor In The U.s. To Sign A Contract For Dancing Girls, And Without Her Belief In The Book, I'm Not Sure It Would Ever Have Found Its Way Into Print.

People Still Come Up To Me And Ask Whether I Am Louise Brown Or If They've Seen Me Somewhere Else Before.

Much Of My Reading Time Over The Last Decade And A Half Has Been Spent Reading Aloud To My Children. Those Children's Bedtime Rituals Of Supper, Bath, Stories, And Sleep Have Been A Staple Of My Life And Some Of The Best, Most Special Times I Can Remember.

The Importance And Influence Of Books On Me Has Been Cumulative: The Result Of Hearing And Reading Lots Of Stories About Interesting People And Places.

Remember That What You Have Is Unique Because It's Your Own Special Way Of Looking At The World.