When your sad--like really sad--you only want to be with other people who are sad.

No man is an island.

She thought I was...soulful, by which I think she means that I don't say much and I always look vaguely pissed off.

When even the scrupulously detached BBC is exhorting us to talk to God, you know something is going on.

You just have to smile and take it, otherwise it would drive you mad.

The natural state of the football fan is bitter disappointment, no matter what the score.

Everyone knows how to talk, and no one knows what to say.