Jane Hawking Quotes

Jane Hawking

Profession : Author

Birth : March 29, 1944

Our marriage was a great success. Stephen achieved what he wanted to achieve, we kept going for a very long time, and we had three wonderful children together.

Jane Hawking

Although a linguist, I was always interested in, and fascinated by, Stephen's explanations of his work and proud of his discoveries and achievements.

Jane Hawking

I did the first proofreading of 'A Brief History of Time,' and when it came to writing my memoir, I consulted many scientific friends so that, contrary to what many critics supposed and were churlish enough to voice, I did actually write the scientific sections myself.

Jane Hawking

The tension between Stephen's atheistic stance and my faith always existed, but neither of us tried to convert the other. I am not evangelical.

Jane Hawking

I had to be steadfast in my Christian beliefs, seeking strength from them.

Jane Hawking

Don't ever believe what you see in films.

Jane Hawking

In the early days of our marriage, Stephen could walk around Cambridge on my arm - a stick on one hand, leaning on me with the other. I carried a baby on one arm and Stephen on the other.

Jane Hawking

I was very anxious that Stephen should have every opportunity to fulfil himself.

Jane Hawking

No matter how bad I was feeling, I always thought, 'Stephen must be feeling worse.'

Jane Hawking

After the success of Stephen's book, a whole new crowd of people became very interested in him, and the family was just pushed into a corner.

Jane Hawking

I couldn't go off and leave Stephen. Coals of fire would have been heaped on my head if I had.

Jane Hawking

To me, Stephen was my husband and the father of my children; one does not say to one's husband, 'Oh, you're so clever! I must worship the ground under your feet, or in this case, wheels.'

Jane Hawking

I felt that Stephen had become such a significant figure, a scientist of such international renown, that at some future date, someone would be sure to attempt an inaccurate, sensationalised biography, possibly including me, possibly writing me out of the script.

Jane Hawking

The goddess Physics was Stephen's idol. I was not jealous of her, but she did give me some cause for concern.

Jane Hawking

The carer of the disabled person is always in the background. People don't want to hear about the sleaze and the nitty-gritty and the hardship.

Jane Hawking

We were surrounded by influences and interests that came between Stephen and me. The nurse who became his wife was seeking to undermine me, and there were wider influences, too, following the runaway success of 'A Brief History of Time.'

Jane Hawking

I never sacrificed myself. I did what I did out of love.

Jane Hawking

I was born in Norwich, which I still regard as the most beautiful city in the world, despite the attempts by the Luftwaffe to destroy it in the Second World War.

Jane Hawking

Through singing, I met my second husband, Jonathan, who is a professional musician. He transformed our lives and relieved me of much of the strain that I had been carrying for so long.

Jane Hawking

Gardening is one of my enduring, favourite, and most rewarding pastimes.

Jane Hawking