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David Nicholls is a renowned British novelist known for his delicate emotional portrayal and unique narrative style. His works often focus on modern interpersonal relationships and emotional entanglements, which are highly appreciated by readers.

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“...Emma Morley wasn't such a paragon either: pretentious, petulant, lazy, speechifying, judgmental. Self-pitying, self righteous, self-important, all the selfs except self-confident, the quality that she had always needed the most.”

Important Self Quality Needed Lazy Righteous Pretentious Judgmental Emma Self Righteous Self Confident Paragon

Author:David Nicholls

“A moment passed, perhaps half a second when their faces said what they felt, and then Emma was smiling, laughing, her arms around his neck.”

Said Moments Faces Felt Half Laughing Arms Necks Emma

Author:David Nicholls

“Emma was a shocking driver, simultaneously sloppy and petrified, and for the first fifty miles had been absent-mindedly driving with her spectacles on top of her contact lenses so that other traffic loomed menacingly out of nowhere like alien space cruisers.”

Firsts Space Driving Miles Contact Aliens Fifty Drivers Traffic Shocking Lenses Absent Emma Sloppy Spectacles Contact Lenses

Book:One Day

Source: One Day

“As the possibility of a relationship had faded, Emma had endeavored to harden herself to Dexter's indifference and these days a remark like this caused no more pain than, say, a tennis ball thrown sharply at the back of her head.”

Pain Possibility Balls These Days Indifference Tennis Thrown Remarks Faded Emma Tennis Balls No More Pain

Book:One Day

Source: One Day

“She had never been a proficient flirt. Her spasms of kittenish behaviour were graceless and inept, like normal conversation on roller skates. but the combination of the retsina and sun made Emma feel sentimental and light-headed. She reached for her roller skates.”

Feels Made Light Sun Conversation Normal Combination Behaviour Sentimental Flirting Skates Emma

Book:One Day

Source: One Day

“Do you miss her?' 'Who? Emma? Of course. Every day. She was my best friend.”

Courses Missing My Best Friend Emma

Author:David Nicholls

“He could feel her laughter against his chest, and at that moment he thought that there was no better feeling than making Emma Morley laugh.”

Feels Moments Feelings Laughing Laughter That Moment Chests Emma

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“…and Emma felt another small portion of her soul fall away.”

Soul Fall Felt Portions Emma

Author:David Nicholls

About the Author

Born: November 30, 1966
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 233

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