My father, because he's a positive man with an enormous amount of compassion. My mother passed away four days ago.

The many nuns and priests who often work in the shadows, dedicating their lives to the service of others.

there are really very many. Again, as a child, it was obviously those scientists which had lived in the past that had made such an important mark in science history.

As a businesswoman, I admire Indra Nooyi, because of the way she is transforming Pepsi into a 'healthy' fast food organisation

I'd grow more hair and try to be less mortal.

A few years ago, I started wearing this as a uniform of sorts. It has removed all my anxieties about clothing. I now know what I'll be wearing in both summer and winter.

It’s very gratifying to grow utterly incensed by the Mail Online and come away from it full of fury and absolute outrage at its prejudice and xenophobia — and support for Brexit.

interior design. I would love to design your house for you. At night, I sketch designs for King's Cross, new versions of the British Library, and new versions of my kitchen.

Norman Mailer, Geoff Dyer and Roland Barthes. I'm interested in writing that takes in the great questions. I'm curious as to whether you can be profound in the course of reporting the incidents of everyday life.

Machismo.