Quotes from Jill Mansell

another brittle hug from Adele - it was like being embraced by a Ryvita

Instinct told him that all he could do for the moment was stay cool and play the waiting game. It wouldn't be easy but he'd manage it if it killed him.

But this was just making her feel claustrophobic. They couldn't carry on like this; she was going to have to do something about it.

She was determined to make amends. Her old life was behind her and the new one had begun.

When it's someone like that, someone important, you never forget them.

day when we were young and lovely.

I owe you, remember? How am I ever going to make things up to you if you won't let me do stuff?

Well that's because I wasn't always like this.' Henrietta paused, examining her knuckles. 'I built a wall around myself.

Honestly, you tried your best and sometimes everything worked out perfectly. Other times, it went all horribly wrong.

Everyone makes mistakes. But you stopped and did something about it. Most people don't bother.

It was hopeless. For a fraction of a second Millie was tempted to announce to Orla that one of her hobbies was pulling the wings off butterflies and that she was also partial to a spot of kitten-drowning in her spare time.

Being scared wasn't an emotion Zack was familiar with, but it had him in its grip now.

But that was then. This was now. She was a different person these days.

The future had started to seem like a challenge he could conquer.

Whether or not this worked out, Ellie knew she would never regret it. Sometimes you just had to take the risk. Maybe it would be a brief but wonderful romance, maybe it would last a lifetime.

Life might not work out as you'd want it to, but you just got on with it anyway.

None of us knows how long any one of us has left. It could be fifty hours, could be fifty years. We're just glad we're here today. And we won't forget those who aren't.

left shoulder and trying to pretend it hardly hurt at all - ow, ouch - she wondered why her life had to so closely resemble Mr Bean's. What she wouldn't give to be sleek and chic and in control at all times.

Erin wilde inmiddels dat ze niet zo aardig was geweest. Dat krijg je ervan; je werd meteen gestraft.

Unaccountably disappointed, Conor did the only thing he could do and took a consolatory bite of his mince pie. Oh well.

Paul was the type of perfect boyfriend most girls could only dream of. He was kind, he was thoughtful, he was good-looking, and he always emptied the kitchen trash before it was too full.

curtain yelled, 'I hate you, I hate you so much, just GET OUT OF MY LIFE!

wasn't looking too cheerful. God, and who could blame her? She was about to have a baby and it had all gone pear-shaped with the father;