“Well, I don't think Hollywood's a dirty word at all, I love a lot of Hollywood films.” ThinkingWellsFilmHollywoodDirtyDirty WordsHollywood Films Author:David Nicholls
“Well, it's so hard for books to take off. You give years of your life to something that probably won't happen, so when it does, it feels a little unjust.” GivingFeelsYearsWellsLittlesDoeBookHardHappensUnjust Author:David Nicholls
“Cherish your friends, stay true to your principles, live passionately and fully and well. Experience new things. Love and be loved, if you ever get the chance” IfsWellsChancePrinciplesOne DayCherishNew ThingsStay TrueNew Years ResolutionLive PassionatelyExperience New Things Book:One Day Source: One Day
“She glanced across to where Tilly and her brand new husband were posing for photographs, Tilly fluttering a fan coquettishly in front of her face. 'Unfortunately I didn't realise there was a French Revolutionary theme.' 'The Marie-Antoinette thing?' said Dexter. 'Well at least we know there'll be cake.” KnowsWellsSaidFacesFansFrontsHusbandPhotographBrandsRevolutionaryThemeRealisingCakeBrand NewMariePosingFluttering Author:David Nicholls
“Sorry' he said. 'No, I'm sorry.' 'What are you sorry for?' 'Rattling on like a mad old cow. I'm sorry, I'm tired, bad day, and I'm sorry for being so...boring.' 'You're not that boring.' 'I am, Dex. God, I swear I bore myself.' 'Well, you don't bore me.' He took her hand in his. 'You could never bore me. You're one in a million, Em.” WellsSaidHandsMillionsMadTiredSorryBoringEmsCowsBoresSwearI'm SorryBad DayI'm TiredSo BoringOne In A Million Author:David Nicholls
“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
“The trick of it, she told herself, is to be courageous and bold and make a different. Not change the world exactly, just the bit around you. Go out there with your double-first, your passion and your new Smith Carona electric typewriter and work hard at ... something. Change lives through art maybe. Write beautifully. Cherish your friends, stay true to your principles, live passionately and fully and well. Experience new things. Love and be loved if at all possible. East sensibly. Stuff like that.” IfsWorldWritingFirstsWellsArtDifferentHardPassionStuffBitsPrinciplesHard WorkEastTricksLife ChangingChanging The WorldCourageousCherishNew ThingsElectricTypewritersStay TrueBe CourageousLive PassionatelyExperience New Things Author:David Nicholls
“I tell you what it is. It's...when I didn't see you, I thought about you every day, I mean every day in some way or another -" "Same here -" "- even if it was just 'I wish Dexter could see this' or 'where's Dexter now?' or 'Christ, that Dexter, what an idiot', you know what I mean, and seeing you today, well, I thought I'd got you back - my best friend. And now all this, the wedding, the baby - I'm so happy for you, Dex. But it feels like I've lost you again.” IfsKnowsWayFeelsWellsMeanTodayLostWishChristSeeingBabyIdiotMy Best FriendYou AgainLost You Author:David Nicholls
“If you're my friend I should be able to talk to you but I can't, and if I can't talk to you, well, what is the point of you? Of us?” IfsShouldWellsI CanAbleMy Friends Author:David Nicholls
“Happyish. Well, happyish isn't so bad.' 'It's the most we can hope for.” Wells Author:David Nicholls
