...and once again Dexter is struck by how easy conversation can be when no-one is in their right mind
David NichollsI am not up to this. I am not capable. I thought I would be, but I'm not. Some part of me is missing, and I cannot do this.
David NichollsShe 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?
David NichollsThere's something unnatural about a woman finding babies or, more specifically, conversation about babies, boring. They'll think she's bitter, jealous, lonely. But she's also bored of everybody telling her how lucky she is, what with all that sleep and all that freedom and spare time, the ability to go on dates or head off to Paris at a moments notice. It sounds like they're consoling her, and she resents this and feels patronized by it.
David Nicholls