Whoever started the rumor that life has to be perfect is a very wicked person, if you ask me.
This is what's so annoying about going out with Luke. You can't get away with anything.
The streak of bleach in my hair is as obvious as ever. Am I really going out in public like this? I push my hair backward and forward a few times - but I can't hide it. Maybe I could walk along with m...
That girl is going to go far. I have no idea in which direction- but she'll go far
That dream’s over, I say shortly. Partners don’t make fifty-million-quid mistakes.
Still, that's the point of love; you love someone despite their flaws.
She has amazing eyebrows. Some people are just granted amazing eyebrows, and she’s one of them.
My aunt grows special rhubarb in dark sheds. They keep it dark and warm all winter and harvest it by candlelight and it’s the best stuff. She sells it for a fortune, btw.
Mummy always told me, you should never let a man see your feelings or the contents of your handbag.
I’ve seen bright, intelligent girls, waiting and hoping… She shakes her head. They know deep down he’ll never come back. So why do they hope? I can’t help asking. Because it’s human nature to hope for...
It's his mother's birthday? But he didn't tell me. I don't have a card. I don't have a gift. How could he do this to me?Men are crap.
It won't be forever. You'll be in the dark for as long as it takes and then you'll come out...My aunt grows special rhubarb in dark sheds. They keep it dark and warm all winter and harvest it by candl...
It is absolutely what I think.' He looks deadly serious now. 'These academic guys have to feel important. They give papers and present TV programmes to show they're useful and valuable. But you do use...
If you can't be honest with your friends and colleagues and loved ones, then what is life all about?
I'll show Luke I can fit into the city. I'll show him I can be a true New Yorker. I'll go the gym, and then I'll eat a bagel, and I'll ... shoot someone, maybe? Or maybe just the gym will be enough.
I think I’ve finally worked out how to feel good about life. Every time you see someone’s bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths too.
I need to backtrack. I need to reboot.Do not save changes
I know that things are still uncertain; I know that reality hasn’t gone away. There’ll be explanations and recriminations and messiness. But right now I’m entwined with a man I think I might love. And...
I hesitate a moment. Wearing his dressing gown seems a bit cutesy. A bit Let me put on your great big manly shirt and allow the sleeves to flap endearingly around my fingers. But I have no choice.
Honestly, it’s so easy to get what you want from people if they think you’re a psycho.