I feel all agitated, like one of those snow globes you see resting peacefully on shop counters. I was perfectly happy being an ordinary, dull little Swiss village. But now Jack Harper’s come and shaken me up, and there are snowflakes all over the place, whirling around until I don’t know what I think anymore. And bits of glitter, too. Tiny bits of shiny, secret excitement.

Why on earth declutter when you can just shrinkwrap?

Life takes us on different paths... It's not up to us to evaluate or judge them, merely respect and embrace them. (Lara Lington - to Sadie Lancaster)

Don't beat yourself up for not knowing the answers. You don't always have to know who you are. You don't have to have the big picture, or know where you're heading. Sometimes, it's enough just to know what you're going to do next.

If you can't be honest with your friends and colleagues and loved ones, then what is life all about?

There are moments in life that the white-chocolate Magnum ice cream was invented for, and this is one of them.

He so did not sit down and have a proper talk with her. I know it. He probably sent her a brief text, saying, Over. Sam.