Right, my phone. When these things first appeared, they were so cool. Only when it was too late did people realize they are as cool as electronic tags on remand prisoners.

I really wish they hadn't made the set out of asbestos.

The song instantly insisted it'd never existed.

These jokes the world plays, they're not funny at all.

Write something every single day, even if it's just three lines. And it doesn't matter if it's any good - just write something every day.

The earth's a door if you press your ear against it.

A life can get knocked into a new orbit by a car crash, a lottery win or just a bleary-eyed consultant giving bad news in a calm voice.