I had made this mistake once before, on a school trip to the Victoria and Albert Museum, when I followed a sign marked WOMEN, thinking it was an exhibition on the changing roles of women in society, and actually ended up standing in the ladies' toilets.

Being a decent human being will require effort and energy.

…and you smile back and try not to think about the fact that you have nothing, absolutely nothing, to say to each other.

Fear and anxiety are great motivators for me.

And it was at moments like this that she had to remind herself that she was in love with him, or had once been in love with him, a long time ago.

You can't throw away years of your life because it makes a funny anecdote.

I usually write on a computer - unless I get stuck, at which point I switch to write by hand. I think that's common among writers if they get cornered on something.