“ It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. J. K. Rowling Novelist
“ Wherever I am, if I've got a book with me, I have a place I can go and be happy J. K. Rowling Novelist
“ Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. J. K. Rowling Novelist
“ My dad lived till he was 78, my mum was in her 80s, and I've got two uncles who are in their 90s now. Ronnie Wood Musician
“ Call me an over anxious, middle-class mum, but my eight-and-a-half-year old son looks very much, to me, like he's headed for a life of crime. Arabella Weir Comedienne
“ Mum did a lot of commercial theatre and farces in the 1980s and '90s to make sure the school bills were paid. Benedict Cumberbatch Voice Actor
“ My father was having an affair with a 16-year-old when Mum was pregnant with me. She found out when I was three weeks old and left, not surprisingly. Carol Vorderman Host
“ My mum's advice is never to whine to my friends, so they never see the other side of me. I save all my problems for my mother. Chloe Sevigny Film Actress