“As a kid, I grew to define what I didn't want my life to be like by sitting behind moaning women on the bus, hearing them bang on about their aches and pains, both real and imagined.” WantRealKidsPainBehindsGrewSittingHearingBusAcheBangsMoaningAches And Pains Author:Julie Burchill
“Sitting up all night would be pointless if somebody you loved wasn't sitting up with you, picking out music to play and helping you kill the bourbon. Walking by yourself in the rain is for college kids who think loneliness makes poets.” IfsThinkingPlayHelpingWould BeKidsNightLonelinessCollegePoetWalkingSittingRainAll NightPointlessUp All NightBourbonSitting Up Book:A fine and private place: The last unicorn Source: A fine and private place: The last unicorn
“How late is it? How long have we been sitting here? I look at my watch – three thirty and the day is almost ending. It’s October. All those kids recently returned to classrooms with new bags and pencil cases will be looking forward to half term already. How quickly it goes. Halloween soon, then firework night. Christmas. Spring. Easter. Then there’s my birthday in May. I’ll be seventeen. How long can I stave it off? I don’t know. All I know is that I have two choices – stay wrapped in blankets and get on with dying, or get the list back together and get on with living.” KnowsLooksMayLongTwoKidsTogetherNightChoicesThreeTermHalfWatchesCasesDyingLateSpringSittingListsThirtyBagsClassroomHalloweenEasterPencilsLooking ForwardBlanketOctoberBack TogetherSeventeenMy BirthdayFireworksTwo Choices Author:Jenny Downham