Sue Townsend Three Quotations

In the playground, I always made people laugh; I used to charge them three pence for an impression of a teacher. It kept me in toffees.

Being poor with three small children is terrifying. You can't make any plans. You know you're not going on holiday, ever. There's no way you could ever afford driving lessons or a car. And the guilt I used to feel: they had holes in their shoes, and at one point, I had to send them to school wearing Wellingtons when the sun was shining.