Quotes from Jenny Colgan

I want to go to the party!' 'I said no.' 'I've been totally good.' 'You shot me with an arrow.

It was a very odd concept - that you could become friends with someone simply by examining their bookshelves - but nevertheless, Zoe believed it fervently.

Christmas, as a practicing Catholic child, was seen as a reward for lots and lots and lots of church.

That thing that everyone talks about. That really big newspaper in the sky that came along and ruined everything else, blah blah blah.' Rosie was stumped, until light finally dawned. 'You mean the internet?' 'Well, yes. I hate that thing.' 'The whole thing?' 'Yes.' 'You hate the entire internet?' 'Yes.

They were probably reading on their tablets," said Nina loyally. She loved her e-reader, too. "Yes, I know," said the man. "But I couldn't see. I couldn't see what they were reading or ask them if it was good, or make a mental note to look for it later. It was as if suddenly, one day, all the books simply disappeared.

She's home. That's all. That's true love, I can't explain it any better than that.

If there's a corner where you plant your heart, it's always with you.

Baking isLife. So when you describe what you're making, you must describe life. Do you see? It's not just recipes.

We'd even devised the Buffy scale of life relationships: you start off wanting Xander, spend your twenties going out with Spike and setttle down with giles.