Jane Hawking : (4) " Stephen’s the great survivor, isn’t he? He just goes on and on. " - Jane Hawking " When I was playing with the children, I felt I ought to be working, and when I was working, I felt I ought to be playing with the children. " - 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 " 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