Carmen

“That was his mother. When she wasn't crying over the breakfast cereal, she was laughing about killing herself.”
― Nick Hornby, About a Boy

“You wouldn't believe that so much could change just because a relationship ended.”
― Nick Hornby, About a Boy

“How come every squitty little shitty snotty bastard knows my name?”
― Nick Hornby, About a Boy

“When it came down to it, he just wasn't that engaged. You had to be engaged to be a vegetarian; you had to be engaged to sing "Both Sides Now" with your eyes closed; when it came down to it, you had to be engaged to be a mother.”
― Nick Hornby, About a Boy