“The early days of any relationship are punctuated with a series of firsts - first sight, first words, first laugh, first kiss, first nudity, etc., with these shared landmarks becoming more widely spaced and innocuous as days turn to years, until eventually you're left with first visit to a National Trust property or some such.” YearsFirstsTurnsLeftLaughingBecomingKissingSightPropertySeriesEtcBecoming MoreNudityFirst KissLandmarks Book:Us Source: Us
“I think I became a writer because I used to write letters to my friends, and I used to love writing them. I loved the idea that you can put marks on a page and send it off, and two days later, someone laughs somewhere else in the world.” ThinkingWorldWritingTwoIdeasUsedLaughingPagesMy FriendsLettersMarkSomewhere ElseTwo DaysUsed To Love Author:David Nicholls
“Alice doesn't seem to mind because she's laughing too, and biting her lip, all doe-eyed, and tossing her freshly washed hair, and Norton tosses his lovely, glossy hair back, and she tosses her hair in return, and he tosses his, and she tosses hers, and it;s like some mating ritual on a wildlife program.” MindDoeSeemsLaughingHairReturnProgramLipsLovelyRitualWildlifeTossBitingMating Book:A Question of Attraction: A Novel Source: A Question of Attraction: A Novel
“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.” SaidMomentsFacesFeltHalfLaughingArmsNecksEmma Author:David Nicholls
“Sometimes I wish that I hadn't learned how to crochet," I say, and Alice laughs. Obviously she thinks I'm joking, which is maybe for the best.” ThinkingSometimesWishLaughing Book:Starter for Ten: A Novel Source: Starter for Ten: A Novel
“I think what it is is, if you're in school and you're not that bright or good-looking or popular or whatever, and one day you say something and someone laughs, well, you sort of grab onto it, don't you? You think, well I run funny and I've got this stupid big face and big thighs and no-one fancies me, but at least I can make people laugh. And it's such a nice feeling, making someone laugh, that maybe you get a bit reliant on it. Like, if you;re not funny then you're not...anything” PeopleIfsThinkingWellsI CanFeelingsBigsRunningSchoolFacesBitsLaughingNiceStupidOne DayFancyLooking GoodMaking People LaughThighsNice Feeling Author:David Nicholls
“He's laughing me into a stupor, she thought. I could heckle, I suppose, I could throw a bread roll at him, but he's eaten them all. She glanced at the other diners, all of them going into their act, and thought is this what it all boils down to? Romantic love, is this all it is, a talent show? Eat a meal, go to bed, fall in love with me and I promise you years and years of top notch material like this?” YearsShowsFallLove IsLaughingTalentMaterialsPromiseBedFalling In LoveBreadMealsRomantic LoveI PromiseNotchesDinersTalent ShowTop Notch 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.” FeelsMomentsFeelingsLaughingLaughterThat MomentChestsEmma Author:David Nicholls
