Her best friend was gone and nobody understood that no amount of makeup, fresh air or shopping was going to fill the hole in her heart.

I never grew up thinking the goal in life was to be a millionaire. All the way through college, I had a part-time job. I worked hard to get the things that you need at that age.

I’ve learned that home isn’t a place, it’s a feeling.

Children need close friends to help them grow up, to discover things about themselves and about life. They also need close friends to keep them sane

Why do we stop believing in ourselves? Why do we let facts and figures and anything but dreams rule our lives?

It’s hard for everyone isn’t it? Anyone who says it’s easy is a liar. There’s this huge divide between me and Alex right now because I feel like we’re living in such different worlds, I don’t know what to talk about with him anymore. And we used to be able to talk all night. He phones once a week and I listen to what he’s been up to during the week and try to bite my tongue every time I go into another Katie story. Truth is I have nothing other to talk about but her and I know it bores people. I think I used to be interesting once upon a time.

Oh, that fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.