Holly Bourne

“So you gotta fight for your right to be ruddy miserable”

— Holly Bourne

“Learning anything interesting?" "Not really. Psychology sounds a lot more interesting than it actually is." Dad looked at me over the paper.…

— Holly Bourne

“I can't, guys," I said. "Tonight I'm making a cherry pie from scratch.”

— Holly Bourne

“I exist dad! I wake up every morning and I exist. Because you made me. I didn’t ask to be here, in…

— Holly Bourne

“Why love is never like the movies”

— Holly Bourne

“And always remember to live.”

— Holly Bourne

“Being a woman, in this world, ultimately makes you crazy.”

— Holly Bourne

“LEAVE ME FOR HER! OH I WAS SO FREAKING CRAZY, WASN'T I? FOR ACCURATELY GUESSING WHAT THE HELL WAS GOIUNG ON THE…

— Holly Bourne

“Trauma. It doesn't eke itself out over time. It doesn't split itself manageably into bite-sized chunks and distribute itself equally throughout your…

— Holly Bourne

“Everyone's always scared for someone else's generation”

— Holly Bourne

“Because now mental health disorders have gone “mainstream”. And for all the good it’s brought people like me who have been given…

— Holly Bourne

“Common dates in romance movies: Seats in a box at the opera or ballet Walking around a beautiful foreign city Night-time picnics…

— Holly Bourne

“All I'm saying is, love changes over time. No person is ever perfect for another person”

— Holly Bourne

“He smiled without his teeth. Small, shyly. I found myself smiling back. Like an impulse Then he ruined it by saying… "You're…

— Holly Bourne

“I bit my lip. "I just think they're dangerous, that's all." "Dangerous? Like antibiotic resistance? And...umm... SHARKS?" I kicked him softly. "You…

— Holly Bourne

“The only love affair I needed to invest in right now was one with myself. Spend some time with me. Figuring out…

— Holly Bourne

“Good memories exist in the naivety of not knowing any better.”

— Holly Bourne

“Yes, well, rein it in, Prom King. British people have been successfully repressing our emotions since before your country was even a…

— Holly Bourne

“Nobody really likes coffee. They just pretend to because drinking coffee makes them feel like a proper adult.”

— Holly Bourne

“You know that bit in the first Lord of the Rings film? Where Gandalf stands up to that fire demon on the…

— Holly Bourne

“No one ever tells you how much a heartbreak physically hurts. How it literally feels like you've been kicked down the stairs.…

— Holly Bourne

“Love isn't just a feeling. Love is a choice too. And you may not be able to help your feelings, but you…

— Holly Bourne

“Being interesting isn't important. But being happy is. As well as being a person you're proud of”

— Holly Bourne

“Bad stuff happens, people are mean, there are no steps you can take that ensure the world leaves you alone. All you…

— Holly Bourne

“What was the point? What is the point in love, and promises of it, when it can just jump from one person…

— Holly Bourne