He came over and ruffled my hair, which is technically assault. I could get on the blower to ChildLine.

Your soul shines through even if you haven't got mascara on

When girls walk home we put on lippy and makeup. We chat. Sometimes we pretend to be hunchbacks. But that is it. Perfectly normal behavior.

Jas, you are three hundred miles away. You would have to have nunga-nungas the size of France for Jock to be able to rest his hand on them.

A nod is as good as a wink to a blind badger.

I will not have him in my brain;there is no room for anyone else in the cakeshop of agony. it's crowded enough in there already.

I've never had anyone say they love me before. Libby lobes me, that is true, but there is something a bit menacing about the way she says it.

What in the name of Hitler's panties and matching bra set was she talking about?

He who laughs last laughs the laughiest.

Dad has brought me a cup of tea in bed this morning! I said, 'Vati, why are you waking me up in the middle of the night? Are you on fire?

Mum said, "It is the thought that counts." And I said, "I know, which is why I am ringing the authorities right now. Anyone who thinks like she does should be locked up out of harm's way.

You need to work on your attitude if you are experiencing the hatred. Because it is you yourself thinking about it

When you react, you let other control you. When you respond, you are in control.

Books Are Good For Lots Of Uses, Not For Dropping In The Toilet.

Making an un-perfect decision is far, far better than not making a decision, which is the worst possible decision you could make.

Very few things in life are worthy of the kind of emotional distress we put ourselves through.

God knows there certainly ought to be a window around here somewhere, for all of us.

Only miracle is plain; it is in the ordinary that groans with the weight of glory.

If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.

I disapproved of the fact that the government here refused to adopt the few reforms that Gorbachev put over in the field of media and the field of culture.

To love is nothing. To be loved is something. But to love and be loved, that's everything.