Not only was he not mad, but he was a musician, and my favorite men had always been musicians or writers or anything that involved the creative process and behaving like tortured artists. ... I found financial insecurity a great aphrodisiac.

Minsk! How pissed-off that sounded! It was great. You could scare the bejayzus out of someone if you said it right.

Love and kindness go hand in hand.

Love is blind, there was no doubt about it. In Tara's case it was also deaf, dumb, dyslexic, had a bad hip and the beginnings of Alzheimer's

Hen nights should be banned. You're honour-bound to behave atrociously, then feel terribly ashamed afterwards. (This Charming Man)

I am prone to despair. We are all born with a particular personality. I get afraid and then I don't want to leave the house.

Failed relationships can be described as so much wasted make-up.