There’s no such thing as ruining yourlife. Life’s a pretty resilient thing, it turns out.

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...

Okay. Now my skin is really prickling. I’ve read all the Harry Potter books, all five of them. I don’t remember any half-blood prince.”What’s this?” Trying to sound casual, I point at the ad, “What’s...

Six minutes is a boiled egg.

she is the only woman I’ve ever known who could make a man call.Ever

Still, that’s the point of love; you love someone despite their flaws.

Everyone’s moving on without me, into a world I don’t understand.

Mum always says the right thing. She always makes everything better.

In the end, you have to choose whether or not to trust someone.

A relationship is a game of chess.

Yes, contractions can be intense,’ Noura continues. ‘But your bodies are designed to handle it. And what you must remember is, it’s a positive pain. I’m sure you’ll both agree?’ She looks over at Mum...

I can never resist telling people good news. I mean, why not brighten someone else’s life too?

If your life’s at a juncture and you need to think about things, there’s nowhere better than home. However old you are.

If you can’t be honest with your friends and colleagues and loved ones, then what is life all about?

Why aren’t I fine?

Becky –” he begins, and there’s a tiny intake of breath around the churchyard. “Will you–” “Yes! Yeee-esssss!” I hear the joyful sound ripping through the churchyard before I even realize I’ve opened my mouth....

Darling, when things go wrong in life, you lift your chin, put on a ravishing smile, mix yourself a little cocktail…

You can want and want and want, but if he doesn’t want you back … you might as well wish the sky were red.

When the dog bites, when the bee stings… I simply remember I have a boyfriend and suddenly things don’t seem quite so completely shit.

We’re all to driven by materialism. Obsessed with success. With money. With trying to impress people who’ll never be impressed.

Oh God, I’m miss­ing the gene which makes you grow up and buy a flat in Streatham and start visiting Homebase every weekend. Everyone’s moving on without me, into a world I don’t understand.

It’s the way he had a cup of tea waiting for me when I woke up. It’s the way he turned on his laptop especially for me to look up all my Internet horoscopes and...

I’d laugh, only my stupid lizard brain has disabled the laugh button for now. I’m too frozen up with tension.I am owed so much laughter. Sometimes I hope I’m building up a stockpile of missing...

Above all, staring at my old bedroom ceiling, I feel safe. Cocooned from the world; wrapped up in cotton wool. No one can get me here. No one even knows I’m here. I won’t get...

If I’ve learned one lesson from all that’s happened to me, it’s that there is no such thing as the biggest mistake of your existence. There’s no such thing as ruining your life. Life’s a...

…you may be able to sway people’s heads. But you can’t sway their hearts.

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 shaken...

Some of us have hearts, you know. Some of us don’t give up on true love.

Mothers are multi-taskers.

But you can’t stay with people because of guilt. Or because they can drive a speedboat.

That’s the trouble with having the whole world love you. One day, you wake up and it’s flirting with your best friend instead. And you don’t know what to do. You’re thrown.

You look… amazing!” And I have to say, I agree. I’m wearing all black – but expensive black. The kind of deep, soft black that you fall into. A simple sleeveless dress from Whistles, the...

A man will never love you or treat you as well as a store. If a man doesn’t fit, you can’t exchange him seven days later for a gorgeous cashmere sweater. And a store always...

How are you going to forget him if you keep talking about him? Darling, when things go wrong in life, this is what you do. You lift your chin, put on a ravishing smile, mix...

It really is the year 2007. Which means I must be…Oh my God. I’m twenty-eight.I’m old.

Look into your heart- and go after what you really want.

There’s nothing like your mother’s sympathetic voice to make you want to burst into tears.

I love new clothes. If everyone could just wear new clothes everyday, I reckon depression wouldn’t exist anymore.

Love is all that counts in this crazy, mixed-up world…

If you look good, you feel good

The thing about lying to your parents is, you have to do it to protect them.It’s for their own good.

As I stare at it,I can feel little invisible strings,silently tugging me toward it. I have to touch it. I have to wear it. It’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.

sometimes you don’t need a goal in life, you don’t need to know the big picture. you just need to know what you’re going to do next!

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.

Our whole family thrives under pressure. It’s like our family motto or something.Apart from my brother Peter, of course. He had a nervous break down. But the rest of us.

We’re playing Scrabble. It’s a nightmare.””Scrabble?” He sounds surprised. “Scrabble’s great.””Not when you’re playing with a family of geniuses, it’s not. They all put words like ‘iridiums’. And I put ‘pig’.

This is what happens. You tell your friends your most personal secrets, and they use them against you.

Don’t think about it. Don’t think about what could have been. It’s too unbearable.

I’ve never felt so bereft and panicky. What do I do without my phone? How do I function? My hand keeps automatically reaching for my phone in its usual place in my pocket. Every instinct...

She’s been used to hiding her feelings for so long, no wonder her manner can be a little awkward.