Do nothing, and nothing happens. Life is about decisions. You either make them or they're made for you, but you can't avoid them.

University's like this little world, a bubble of time separate from everything before and everything after.

The rule was that they never went to the same place twice

an utter walkover with a man who can pen a pretty email

Men like fun much more than they like clever

London was one of the worst places to have a bad day and one of the best places to have a good day

You won't find someone who treats you as you should be treated until you start to believe you are worth the ones you want, the ones who aren't asking you to do any work. Find the man who appreciates you at your best, not one who confirms your worst suspicions about yourself.

He's an irrelevant person. Learn to spot irrelevant people. Don't expect someone who doesn't know who they are to care who you are.

His sadness was almost palpable, like moisture in the air before it rains. Although this was Manchester, it was probably about to rain anyway.