I am not a label snob and have learned that the thrill of shopping can be just as great, if not more so, when you find a bargain.

I don't think anyone sits down and thinks, 'I know, I'll be a chick-lit writer.' You write the book that you want to write and then other people say, 'Oh, that's chick-lit.' You say, 'Okay.' But it's not like you look around and go to a careers fair and there will be someone at the chick-lit author stand.

Once you've started cheating, does it really matter what your methods are?

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

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?

We're playing Scrabble. It's a nightmare." "Scrabble?" He sounds surprised. "Scrabble's great." "Not when you're playing with a family of geniuses, it's not. They all put words like 'iridiums'. And I put 'pig'.

We all fail to appreciate each day just how much we already possess. Light, air, freedom, the companionship of friends.