David Nicholls quotes - page 4

She was reaching the limits of how much its possible to change a man. (David Nicholls)
As a matter of fact, I think there are more things important in life than "relationships. View quote
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And you stupid, stupid woman, stupid for caring, stupid for thinking that he cared. View quote
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People change, no use getting sentimental about it. Move on, find someone else. View quote
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Today. This bright new day that awaits us. View quote
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Everything was fine, and she had the rare, new sensation of being exactly where she wanted to be. View quote
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And of course there is always joy in witnessing the joy of others. View quote
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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? View quote
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Maybe we've grown out of each other. View quote
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All young people worry about things, it's a natural and inevitable part of growing up, and at the age of sixteen my greatest anxiety in life was that I'd never again achieve anything as good, or pure, or noble, or true, as my O-level results. View quote
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Fear and anxiety are great motivators for me. (David Nicholls)
As new dawns go, this one is depressingly like the old dawn. View quote
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He wanted to live life in such a way that if a photograph were taken at random it would be a cool photograph. Things should look right. Fun; there should be a lot of fun and no more sadness than absolutely necessary. View quote
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She was discovering once again that reading and writing were not the same-you couldn't just soak it up then squeeze it out again. View quote
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The trick of it, she told herself, is to be courageous and bold and make a difference. Not change the world exactly, just the bit around you. Go out there with your double-first, your passion and your new Smith Corona 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 well. Experience new things. Love and be loved if at all possible. Eat sensibly. Stuff like that. View quote
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He's a better person when she's around, and isn't that what friends are for, to raise you up and keep you at your best? View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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She shouldn't speak her thoughts; nothing good ever came of speaking your thoughts. View quote
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I'm not the consolation prize, Dex. I'm not something you resort to. I happen to think I'm worth more than that. View quote
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I think reality is overrated. (David Nicholls)
You feel a little bit lost right now about what to do with your life, a bit rudderless and oarless and aimless but that's okay... That's alright because we're all meant to be like that at twenty-four. View quote
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Better by far to be good and courageous and bold and to make difference. Not change the world exactly, but the bit around you. View quote
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Once you decide not to worry about that stuff anymore, dating and relationships and love and all that, it's like you're free to get on with real life. View quote
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I'm just not prepared to be treated like this anymore.' 'Treated like what?' She sighed, and it was a moment before she spoke. 'Like you always want to be somewhere else, with someone else. View quote
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