..we were always taught, instead of waiting to be swept off our feet, to 'expect little, forgive much'.
When someone loves you it's like having a blanket all round your heart.
It struck me as pretty ridiculous to be called Mr. Darcy and to stand on your own looking snooty at a party. It's like being called Heathcliff and insisting on spending the entire evening in the garden, shouting "Cathy" and banging your head against a tree.
Nobody wants to be racist and I think that most people aren't.
I like you very much. Just as you are.
I was writing an earnest novel about cruises in the Caribbean and I just started writing 'Bridget Jones' to get some money, to finance this earnest work, and then I chucked it out.