Sally Nicholls is a prize-winning British children's author. She was born and grew up in Stockton-on-Tees. On finishing school, Nicholls chose to travel around the world. Her first novel was Ways to Live Forever.
“What are you doing?""Playing house" said Felix"Do you want to come and pour the tea?"Ella's not stupid. "You are not.”
“It's never wise to laugh at things you don't understand...If you're not careful, they might start laughing back at you.”
“You can even get used to having a hole in your life where someone used to live. A hole where you thought they'd live for always, except that one day they just step sideways, without looking back or saying good-bye, and vanish forever.”
“Things I Want to Happen After I die: You're allowed to be sad, but you're not allowed to be too sad. If you're always sad when you think about me, then how can you remember me? —Sam McQueen”
“There's no point having wishes if you don't at least try to do them”