David Nicholls
David Nicholls
David Alan Nichollsis an English novelist and screenwriter...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth30 November 1966
taken hands phones
I still find it absurdly difficult to concentrate on a novel if there's a phone or computer to hand; I have taken to locking them outside the room like noisy pets.
humor hands use
A joke was not a single-use item but something you brought out again and again until it fell apart in your hand like a cheap umbrella.
thinking hands photograph
[He] didn’t like to think of himself as vain, but there were definitely times when he wished there was someone on hand to take his photograph.
writing thinking hands
I usually write on a computer - unless I get stuck, at which point I switch to write by hand. I think that's common among writers if they get cornered on something.
grief hands ice
These days grief seems like walking on a frozen river; most of the time he feels safe enough, but there is always that danger that he will plunge through. Now he hears the ice creak beneath him, and so intense and panicking is the sensation that he has to stand for a moment, press his hands to his face and catch his breath.
baby mean wish
I tell you what it is. It's...when I didn't see you, I thought about you every day, I mean every day in some way or another -" "Same here -" "- even if it was just 'I wish Dexter could see this' or 'where's Dexter now?' or 'Christ, that Dexter, what an idiot', you know what I mean, and seeing you today, well, I thought I'd got you back - my best friend. And now all this, the wedding, the baby - I'm so happy for you, Dex. But it feels like I've lost you again.
thinking my-best-friend want
I want my best friend back, she thinks, because without him nothing is good and nothing is right.
fun night imagine
Imagine staying awake all night not because you're worried about the future but because it's FUN
joy courses
And of course there is always joy in witnessing the joy of others
men limits reaching
She was reaching the limits of how much its possible to change a man
new-day today
Today. This bright new day that awaits us
reality thinking
I think reality is over-rated
running walks
Dont run before you can walk
mind speak
In the future, I'll be braver, she told herself. In the future, I will always speak my mind, eloquently, passionately.