At first I assumed he was a Mexican, but slowly began to realise that a real Mexican probably wouldn’t be wearing a sombrero in a London nightclub. And he’d probably have a real moustache, not...

The people who know you well are the people who know your vulnerabilities.

Sometimes the little opportunities that fly at us each day can have the biggest impact.

And as I looked at the star, I realised what millions of other people have realised when looking at stars. We’re tiny. We don’t matter. We’re here for a second and then gone the next....

The only time you have no opportunities is when you decide to stop taking them.

Wagamama. Text messaging aficionados might like to note that this is one of the most satisfying words you can possibly type.

The sad thing is, I was discovering that you almost have to make a joke of being good to strangers. Up and down the country, these people doing their good deeds were doubtless being seen...

Take the stupidest thing you’ve ever done. At least it’s done. It’s over. It’s gone. We can all learn from our mistakes and heal and move on. But it’s harder to learn or heal or...

It appears your son was 85 percent curry!

I sat down on the sofa, surrounded by years of coffee rings and sandwich stains. If the police ever did a DNA test on this sofa, it would be ninety per cent disappointment.

If I was going to act irresponsibly, the least I could do was be responsible for it.

The closed mind is a disease. You need to have an open mind; otherwise life will just pass you by.

I was saying yes because when you’re in love, the world is full of possibilities, and when you’re in love, you want to take every single one of them.

But the happiest people are the ones who understand that good things occur when one allows them to.

What a terrible thing, I thought, to let a moment go.

Andy had been a good friend, and a good human being. Someone who was loyal, and upbeat, and funny. You think if you’re not in touch with someone, everything is probably okay with them. Life...