We're here for such a short amount of time. Why do we spend any of it building sandcastles?
Nick HornbyI'd stay there, or not, and I'd eat, or not, and I'd drink, or not, and go home, or not, and what I did or didn't do wouldn't matter to anyone at all. And I walked for most of the day. Do people get sad on holiday sometimes? I can imagine they do, having all that time to think.
Nick HornbyWomen who disapprove of men - and there's plenty to disapprove of - should remember how we started out, and how far we had to travel.
Nick HornbyI see now that dismissing YA books because you're not a young adult is a little bit like refusing to watch thrillers on the grounds that you're not a policeman or a dangerous criminal, and as a consequence, I've discovered a previously ignored room at the back of the bookstore that's filled with masterpieces I've never heard of.
Nick Hornby