she doesn’t really have a sense of humor. I think she’d like to have one—it’s just that she doesn’t quite understand what jokes are for.

Relationships are all about trust and equality. If one person shares, then the other person should share, too.

I've always had this deep-down conviction that I'm not like everybody else, and there's an amazingly exciting new life waiting for me just around the corner.

The great thing about being a novelist is that you organize your own day.

I've never felt so bereft and panicky. What do I do without my phone? How do I function? My hand keeps automatically reaching for my phone in its usual place in my pocket. Every instinct in me wants to text someone, 'OMG, I've lost my phone! ' but how can do that without a bloody phone?

A divorce is like a controlled explosion. Everyone on the outside is OK.

I adore all Agatha Christie's books and turn to them whenever I'm ill or need cheering up.