33 Quotes by Jill Mansell

Sometimes you could meet a complete stranger and just know you really liked them.

Sometimes it only takes a split second for a state of absolute calm to turn to one of horror and panic.

I just needed to hear someone else say it. I do deserve better.

Ah, the old don’t-need-a-man thing. I love that line. I mean it sounds great, and girls love to say that stuff because it makes them sound all strong and independent. But it’s not actually true, is it? Deep down they’re panicking, getting more and more desperate, and the next thing you know, they’re hurling themselves into a new relationship.

Was it wrong to take a job just because you’d fallen in love with a bed?

He bestowed his smiles indiscriminately and left a trail of havoc in his wake.

Just because it’s normal doesn’t make it any easier.

Was this rock bottom? Had he finally hit it?

Having to pretend nothing was wrong, when everything was wrong, was excruciating.