She had never been a proficient flirt. Her spasms of kittenish behaviour were graceless and inept, like normal conversation on roller skates. but the combination of the retsina and sun made Emma feel sentimental and light-headed. She reached for her roller skates.

She made you decent, and in return you made her so happy

You start out wanting to change the world through language, and end up thinking it's enough to tell a few good jokes.

If there's anything I'm keen to get better at in my writing, then it's the writing of prose as opposed to the writing of dialogue.

Cherish your friends, stay true to your principles, live passionately and fully and well. Experience new things. Love and be loved, if you ever get the chance

I'm not the consolation prize, Dex. I'm not something you resort to. I happen to think I'm worth more than that.

So - whatever happened to you?' 'Life. Life happened.