There's no luck in business. There's only drive, determination, and more drive.

There's nothing like your mother's sympathetic voice to make you want to burst into tears.

Obviously this is engagement ring city. Couples are wandering along and girls are pointing through the windows and the men are smiling but all look slightly sick whenever their girlfriends turn away.

My childhood was spent embracing one literary heroine after another. I identified passionately with each one and would slavishly imitate them.

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

But you can't stay with people because of guilt. Or because they can drive a speedboat.

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)