When I was an actor, I worked with lots of men who had a bit of success early on, who were very… — David Nicholls About Copy Share Image
“Independence is the luxury of all those people who are too confident, and busy, and popular, and attractive to be just plain… — David Nicholls Dad died Copy Share Image
He could feel her laughter against his chest, and at that moment he thought that there was no better feeling than making… — David Nicholls Emma Copy Share Image
“And so Emma Morley walked home in the evening light, trailing her disappointment behind her. The day was cooling off now, and… — David Nicholls Change the world Copy Share Image
“They have started to arrive. An endless cascade of luxuriously quilted envelopes, thumping onto the doormat. The wedding invitations.” — David Nicholls Marriage Copy Share Image
“Emma's mid-twenties had brought a second adolescence even more self-absorbed and doom-laden than the first one. 'Why don't you just come home,… — David Nicholls First time Copy Share Image
“An amusing story? She jabs the call button as if poking an eye. She doesn’t want an amusing story, she wants change,… — David Nicholls Funny Copy Share Image
As a matter of fact, I think there are more things important in life than "relationships. — David Nicholls Facts Copy Share Image
“But you're happy?' 'Yeah? I think I am. Are you?' 'Happier. Happyish.' 'Happyish. Well, happyish isn't so bad.' 'It's the most we… — David Nicholls Emma-morley Copy Share Image
And then she frowned, and shook her head, then put her arms around him once more, pressing her face into his shoulder,… — David Nicholls Arms Copy Share Image
I work three days at home, and two days in the British Library or the London Library, just to get out of… — David Nicholls British Copy Share Image
I've only ever been recognised in the street once. In Sweden, strangely. — David Nicholls Streets Copy Share Image
From an evolutionary point of view, most emotions - fear, desire, anger - serve some practical purpose, but nostalgia is a useless,… — David Nicholls Anger Copy Share Image
“He hoped to be successful, to make his parents proud and to sleep with more than one woman at the same time,… — David Nicholls Life Copy Share Image
“The beauty of the ultrasound scan is something that only parents can appreciate, but Emma had seen these things before and knew… — David Nicholls Beauty Copy Share Image
“Change lives through art maybe. Write beautifully. Cherish your friends, stay true to your principles, live passionately and fully and well. Experience… — David Nicholls Art Copy Share Image
She glanced across to where Tilly and her brand new husband were posing for photographs, Tilly fluttering a fan coquettishly in front… — David Nicholls Brands Copy Share Image
The attraction of a life devoted to sensation, pleasure and self would probably wear thin one day, but there was still plenty… — David Nicholls Attraction Copy Share Image
Failure and unhappiness is easier because you can make a joke out of it. — David Nicholls Easier Copy Share Image
“Until now travel had always been a fraught affair. Each year until she was sixteen, it had been two weeks fighting with… — David Nicholls Parenting Copy Share Image
“Cherish your friends, stay true to your principles, live passionately and fully and well. Experience new things. Love and be loved if… — David Nicholls Friendship Copy Share Image
“Lonely’ is a troubling word and not one to be tossed around lightly. It makes people uncomfortable, summoning up as it does… — David Nicholls Loneliness Copy Share Image
