David Nicholls

As new dawns go,

As new dawns go, this one is depressingly like the old dawn. David Nicholls

The early days of any relationship are punctuated with a series of firsts – first sight, first words, first laugh, first kiss, first nudity, etc., with these shared landmarks becoming more widely spaced and innocuous as days turn to years, until eventually you’re left with first visit to a National Trust property or some such. … Read more

He’s wearing his official

He’s wearing his official university sweatshirt again, which puzzles me a little. I mean I’d sort of understand it more if it said Yale or Harvard or something, because then it would be a fashion choice. But why advertise the fact that you’re at a university to all the other people who are at the … Read more

Well, I don’t think

Well, I don’t think Hollywood’s a dirty word at all, I love a lot of Hollywood films. David Nicholls

I’m just not prepared

I’m just not prepared to be treated like this anymore.’ ‘Treated like what?’ She sighed, and it was a moment before she spoke. ‘Like you always want to be somewhere else, with someone else. David Nicholls

Fear and anxiety are

Fear and anxiety are great motivators for me. David Nicholls

I worry sometimes that

I worry sometimes that I’m a bit moralistic; always writing about men who are learning to grow up, not be so self-absorbed, selfish or badly behaved. I wonder if that’s dull and liberal and wimpy? I should probably write something that celebrates wickedness. David Nicholls

All young people worry

All young people worry about things, it’s a natural and inevitable part of growing up, and at the age of sixteen my greatest anxiety in life was that I’d never again achieve anything as good, or pure, or noble, or true, as my O-level results. David Nicholls

Maybe we’ve grown out

Maybe we’ve grown out of each other. David Nicholls

I love Billy Wilder,

I love Billy Wilder, and I love the way that his films can be very touching and very moving and very romantic, and at the same time there’s always a little cynical undertone, there’s always something that undercuts things. David Nicholls