my friends don't seem to be friends at all but people whose phone numbers I haven't lost.
Nick HornbyThere were about seventy-nine squillion people in the world, and if you were very lucky, you would end up being loved by fifteen or twenty of them.
Nick HornbyWhat harm has he ever done to you?' 'You know what harm he's done me. He offended me with his terrible taste.
Nick HornbyAnd it isn't that I'm so unhappy I don't want to live anymore. That's not what it feels like. It feels more like I'm tired and bored and the party's gone on too long and I want to go home. I feel flat and there doesn't seem to be anything to look forward to, so I'd rather call it a day.
Nick Hornby