“My father said to remember your enemies as well as your friends, and don't trust either of them.”

“Pretty girls kissed me on victory day, their lips soft red petals brushing my face.”

“Nobody in school is stronger than me. But when Sally Holmes kissed me, I never felt so weak in all my life.”

“Men walk through tragedy, quietly, calm and precise on the outside, tearing themselves to shreds inside.”

“I've tried praying. It gives me comfort. But not as much as a cup of tea and a ginger nut biscuit.”

“He had a charm about him sometimes, a warmth that was irresistible, like sunshine. He planted Saffy triumphantly on the pavement, opened the taxi door, slung in his bag, gave a huge film-star wave,...”

“He promised us that everything would be okay. I was a child, but I knew that everything would not be okay. That did not make my father a liar. It made him my father.”

“1. I think what haunts many people in the world is to lose something they love, something they value, and someone they care for, for me it was my father, I was losing him when I met him. I felt lif...”