“'Kane and Abel' is the best popular fiction of all time. As a kid, I wanted to be prime minister when I read 'First Among Equals.'” FirstsKidsWantedFictionAll TimeMinistersPrimePrime MinisterAbel Author:Louise Mensch
“Yes, I know, shaming, isn't it? I always say you can take the girl out of the 80s, but you can't take the 80s out of the girl. Before I wrote my first novel, I was reading one of the self-help classics – and it's as cheesy as you like, so feel free to laugh, Guardian readers – called Awaken The Giant Within, by Tony Robbins, and it inspired me to try. I like motivational books, because I like the go-getting American spirit – your destiny is in your own hands, life is what you make it, don't accept your limitations, jump before you're pushed, leap before you look.” KnowsFeelsTryingFirstsLooksBookSelfHelpingHandsLife IsSpiritGirlReadingAcceptingDestinyNovelLaughingSelf HelpReaderInspiredLimitationGiantsLeap80sOur DestinyGuardianYour DestinyCheesyAmerican SpiritAwaken The Giant Within Author:Louise Mensch
