I once tried to give him a friendly little "drugs chat". He politely corrected me on every single fact, then said he'd noticed I drank above the recommended guidelines of Red Bull and did I think I might have an addiction? That was the last time I tried to act like the older sister.

And maybe now you'll start treating everybody with respect. Not just the people you think are important.

I can't get over this. Dad isn't Sam's dad? Dad is a friend? How was I supposed to know that? People shouldn't be allowed to sign themselves as Dad unless they are your dad. It should be the law.

There’s no such thing as ruining your life. Life’s a pretty resilient thing, it turns out.

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?

The thing with giving up is you never know. You never know whether you could have done the job. And I'm sick of not knowing about my life.

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