Reading a book you are not enjoying is a torture not to be undertaken without a reward. I leave plays at the interval, too!

We're naturally programmed to endure a muddle of emotions as we leave childhood behind.

Often, those who bruise easily spend too much time thinking about themselves. I'd go so far as to say that oversensitivity is a privilege of the underoccupied. The majority of people don't have the time to lavish care on emotional wounds - they're too busy getting on with living.

Far too many girls' and women's romantic relationships are formed around a negation of their own worth and attributes rather than a confirmation of them.

There are more than enough people with serious mental issues who really do need professional help without all the other Toms, Dicks and Harriets rushing to the therapist's couch.

When a father of a daughter dies, you elevate them. And you sort of deify them.