If you want something you can't afford, think what else that money could buy: a week's groceries, a month's rent, or a weekend away. That will put things into perspective.

When I was your age, if a boy behaved badly, one simply scored his name out from one's dance card. (Sadie Lancaster - to Lara Lington)

The trouble with giving yourself a pep talk is, that deep down you know it's all bullshit.

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

Never give up on something you really want. However impossible things seem, there's always a way.

Emma, your granddad’s on the line,” says Artemis, putting her hand over the receiver. “Something about the night bus and he’ll never trust you again?

Suddenly I've had enough of all this. I've had enough of being made to feel insecure and paranoid and wondering what's going on