That moment. That instant when your fingers curl round the handles of a shiny, uncreased bag—and all the gorgeous new things inside it become yours. What’s it like? It’s like going hungry for days, th...
Stuff that balances out the bright and shiny, just like there is for all of us. Bright and shiny on the one side, the crappy truth on the other. I think I've finally figured out how to feel good about...
Sometimes I worry my ideas might dry up', he says, an odd tone to his voice. 'I'm not sure who I'd be without them. Sometimes I think I'm really just an empty vessel floating about, downloading ideas...
Relationships are a battle. They are a chess game. And what did I do? I just threw all my chess pieces down on the board at once, and said, Here! Have them all!
Luke!...We have to be able to do cool dancing so we don't embarrass our child!I'm a very cool dancer, replies Luke. Very cool indeed,No you're not!I had dance lessons in my teens, you know, he retorts...
It doesn’t matter, she says, her voice soft. Don’t beat yourself up for not knowing all the answers. You don’t always have to know who you are. You don’t have to have the big picture, or know where yo...
I've taken over the guest room wardrobe too- plus, I've arranged all my shoes on the bookshelves on the landing. (I put the books in boxes. No one ever read them. anyway.)
I think what I’ve realized is, life is all about climbing up, slipping down, and picking yourself up again. And it doesn’t matter if you slip down. As long as you’re kind of heading more or less upwar...
I learned that failing doesn't mean you are a failure; it just means you're a human being.
I know this is our honeymoon. But just sometimes, I wish Luke was a girl.
I had a craving for pineapple and a pink cardigan
I didn't say you could have perfect experiences, I said you could have experiences.
I can’t believe how much damage has been done, just from teenage loves meeting again. People should never come into contact with their first loves, I decide. There should be some official form of quar...
His skin is so hard and rough, it’s like shaking a piece of tree bark.
He’s hopeless, sighs Suze. You know, he can name about a hundred breeds of sheep but not one of Madonna’s husbands.
For years now I've kind of operated under an informal shopping cycle. A bit like a farmer's crop rotation system. Except, instead of wheat, maize, barley, and fallow, mine pretty much goes clothes, ma...
Don't beat yourself up for not knowing the answers. You don't always have to know who you are. You don't have to have the big picture, or know where you're heading. Sometimes, it's enough just to know...
But you're also fragile. Imagine a mended china plate which hasn't quite set.
Becky . . . Luke looks at me carefully. Have you ever been on a horse in your life?Yes! Of course I have!Once. When I was ten. And I fell off.
Because it’s human nature to hope for impossible things.