I certainly think I'll end up writing about America in some form. I've taken plenty of notes. I like America very much.

You'll never get a boyfriend if you look like you wandered out of Auschwitz.

It's rather fun writing a female spy, because she has so much more kit. Bond never carried a hair dryer or a makeup bag. And he certainly didn't wear an uplift bra.

It is proved by surveys that happiness does not come from love, wealth, or power but the pursuit of attainable goals.

With so many dark things to worry about in the world right now, I hope people will just go with the fun and enjoy [ Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries].

It is horrid to smirk.

When someone leaves you, apart from missing them, apart from the fact that the whole little world you've created together collapses, and that everything you see or do reminds you of them, the worst is the thought that they tried you out and, in the end, the whole sum of parts adds up to you got stamped REJECT by the one you love. How can you not be left with the personal confidence of a passed over British Rail sandwich?