"The thing about lying to your parents is, you have to do it to protect them.It’s for their own good."
"When I was your age, if a boy behaved badly, one simply scored his name out from one's dance card.(Sadie Lancaster - to Lara Lington)"
"To be honest, going out with Ed after Josh is like moving on to Duchy Originals super-tasty seeded loaf after plastic white bread. (I don't mean to be rude about Josh. And I didn't realize it at the time. But it is. He is. Plastic white bread.)"
"Some of us have hearts, you know. Some of us don't give up on true love."
"I'm allergic to family occasions. Sometimes I think we'd do better as dandelion seeds-no family, no history, just floating off into the world, each on our own piece of fluff."
"...you may be able to sway people's heads. But you can't sway their hearts."
"You can want and want and want, but if he doesn't want you back ... you might as well wish the sky were red."
"How are you going to forget him if you keep talking about him? Darling, when things go wrong in life, this is what you do. You lift your chin, put on a ravishing smile, mix yourself a little cocktail... and out you go."
"London is one of the most fascinating, historic, amazing cities in the world!"
"she is the only woman I've ever known who could make a man call.Ever"
"I can never resist telling people good news. I mean, why not brighten someone else's life too?"
"If your life's at a juncture and you need to think about things, there's nowhere better than home. However old you are."
"Family's the most important thing."