In fact she was quite bad and according to Jas she was naughty at school, but no one seems to remember that now she is all dead and perfect.

I stared up at the sky and raised my middle finger, just in case God was watching. I don't like being spied on.

If envy is red and doubt is black then happiness is brown. I looked from the little brown stone to the tiny brown freckle to her huge brown eyes.

Sometimes when I wake up, I forget that she's gone and then I remember and my heart drops like it does when you miss a step or trip over a kerb.

Doesn't matter what language you speak or what clothes you wear. Some things don't change. Families. Friends. Lovers. They're the same in every city in every country in every continent of the world.

That's not how you're going to live, Bird Girl. Not on my account. Spread those strong wings of yours. Fly.

Spread those strong wings of yours. Fly.

I swallowed all the doubt and all the disappointment and all the anger and they were almost too big, like vitamin pills that are difficult to get down even with water.

It is the destiny of the mind to seek

Meeting him was a miracle. He was a precious gift sent from God from heaven above!

If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.

There's nothing more special than talking in your community, and using your celebrity to uplift people and help them.

Spineless politics do not change the mind of a tyrant.

I'm still quite small-minded and small-town, and people look at me like, "You're too famous to remember me." I want to give them a tap on the shoulder and thank them.

Shkodran Mustafi is a great choice, he's a great defender with lots of experience. He played with the German national team so we know his quality.

I get plenty of, 'Is that song about me?' from men but I just tell them to get over themselves.

6.6 million people will benefit from a rise in the minimum wage.

We have become so obsessed by numbers and by bottom lines that beauty and truth has been knocked aside.