I will not get upset over men, but instead be poised and cool ice-queen.
Helen Fielding – Bridget Jones Diary
Emotional Control
E
Acceptance Praise
A
I like you very much. Just as you are.
Helen Fielding – Bridget Jones Diary
Relationship Insight
R
No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.
Helen Fielding – Bridget Jones Diary
Spirited Response
S
I refuse to be defeated by a bad man and an American stick insect. Instead, I choose vodka. And Chaka Khan.
Helen Fielding – Bridget Jones Diary
Relationship Anxiety
R
Oh God. I can’t bear to think about it. He might have a secret horror hidden away somewhere. Perhaps he’s got a wife and two children in Sydenham.
Helen Fielding – Bridget Jones Diary
Music or Misery?
M
What came first – the music or the misery?
Nick Hornby – High Fidelity
Impact of Music on Kids
I
People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos… nobody worries about kids listening to thousands of songs about broken hearts.
Nick Hornby – High Fidelity
Your Likes Define You
Y
It’s not what you like but what you’re like that’s important.
Nick Hornby – High Fidelity
Fear of Commitment
F
I’ve committed to nothing…and that’s just suicide…by tiny, tiny increments.
Nick Hornby – High Fidelity
Power of Sentimental Music
P
Sentimental music has this great way of taking you back somewhere at the same time that it takes you forward, so you feel nostalgic and hopeful all at the same time.
Nick Hornby – High Fidelity