But at the best of times she feels like a character in a Muriel Spark novel โ independent, bookish, sharp-minded, secretly romantic.
David NichollsAs a matter of fact, I think there are more things important in life than "relationships.
David NichollsI think youโre amazing,โ someone says to someone else, but it doesnโt matter who, because theyโre all amazing really. People are amazing.
David NichollsThe city had defeated her, just like they said it would. Like some overcrowded party, no one had noticed her arrival, and would notice if she left.
David NichollsHe's laughing me into a stupor, she thought. I could heckle, I suppose, I could throw a bread roll at him, but he's eaten them all. She glanced at the other diners, all of them going into their act, and thought is this what it all boils down to? Romantic love, is this all it is, a talent show? Eat a meal, go to bed, fall in love with me and I promise you years and years of top notch material like this?
David Nicholls