- Catherine Cookson: This river is the blood in my veins... it told me to flow, to keep going, to move with the current...
- Catherine Cookson: The greatest moments I wrote were my own. My writing helped ease my pain in ways I can't describe... I just hope it helps others with theirs.
- Catherine Cookson: I grew up thinking my mum, our Kate, was my sister... it was a lie designed to hide the truth.