I feel all agitated, like one of those snow globes you see resting peacefully on shop counters. I was perfectly happy being an ordinary, dull little Swiss village. But now Jack Harper’s come and shake...
He said when you use your brain, no-one comes near you for ingenuity
Except that stopping midsentence is the worst thing people can do. It's like, totally passive-aggressive, because you can't take issue with anything they've said. You have to take issue with what you...
Everyone keeps saying I’ll pick it up. But what if I don’t? I did algebra for threeyears, and I never picked that up.
Every time you see someone's bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths too. Of course they do. And every time you see your own crappy truth and feel despair and think, 'Is this my...
Emma, I'm sorry, I can't help you. This is a disaster. You're completely vulnerable. It's like going into battle in a nightie.
Are you so scared people will hate you?What? I stare at him, not knowing howto react. What are you talking about?He gestures at the phone. Your emails arelike one big cry. Kiss, kiss, hug, hug, please...
Everyone should keep a dream journal, did you know that?
The more you engage with the outside world, the more you’ll be able to turn down the volume on those worries. You’ll see that they’re unfounded. You’ll see that the world is a very busy and varied pla...
I'm allergic to family occasions. Sometimes I think we'd do better as dandelion seeds-no family, no history, just floating off into the world, each on our own piece of fluff.
I think, if Demeter had to put her religion down on a form, she’d put Organic.
I know what it's like to squander all your hours and all your tears and all your heart on something which turns out to be nothing. Don't waste your time.
How did I guess? From you . . . I mean, you look pregnant. No, I don’t! No one else has guessed! They must have. It’s completely obvious!
He's the one I think about. All the time. He's the voice I want to hear. When my phone bleeps, I hope it's him.
He leans forward and his mouth brushes brieflyagainst mine, and I feel... nothing.I was hoping our first kiss would trigger all sorts of memories or sensations, maybe a sudden image of Paris or our we...
Every time you see someone’s bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths too.
I never did any training in journalism or in finance, so I really was in the deep end. I got very good at going to press conferences and nodding. I'd figure it out when I got back to the office. Chart...
Like that time I used false eyelashes with dodgy glue from the market, then tottered into the bathroom the next morning to find one eye glued shut with what looked like a dead spider on top of it. Rea...
You know, this always happens. Whenever I go away, I always think I'll come back to mountains of exciting posts, with parcels and telegrams and letters full of scintillating news - and I'm always disa...
Yes! I perk up. Actually, I was wondering, do the mothers have lots of coffee mornings, parties, that kind of thing? Erica shoots me an odd look. I meant socialization of the children. Right. I clear...