Everyone keeps saying I’ll pick it up. But what if I don’t? I did algebra for three years, and I never picked that up.

It's not enough to believe! Don't you see that, you stupid girl? You could spend your whole life hoping and believing! If a love affair is one-sided, then it's only ever a question, never an answer. You can't live your life waiting for an answer.

I'm a great fan of taking my laptop out and about.

And maybe now you'll start treating everybody with respect. Not just the people you think are important.

This is what's so annoying about going out with Luke. You can't get away with anything.

This is a test, isn't it? It's like choosing out of three caskets in a fairy tale. Everyone knows the rules. You never choose the gold shiny one. Or even the quite impressive silver one. What you're supposed to do is choose the dull little lead one, and then there's a flash of light and it turns into a mountain of jewels

You can want and want and want, but if he doesn't want you back ... you might as well wish the sky were red.