If we can't have comedy books written about aspects of womanhood without going into a panic attack about it, then we haven't got very far at being equal.

For me, writing Bridget's [Jones] stories is an instinctive, organic thing, which tends to happen more by accident than design.

I'm no good at anything. Not men. Not social skills. Not work. Nothing.

I like you very much. Just as you are.

It is horrid to smirk.

Nobody wants to be racist and I think that most people aren't.

On social media people tend to show off, and post their most attractive picture, and moments that are most likely to give everyone else FOMO (Fear of Missing out). They rarely share the moments when they feel down, or when things have gone wrong and they need support.