Books 2

‘Nick and Jane couldn’t get a baby-sitter.’
‘Wouldn’t it be nice to slip into a simple little black number for a change?’
‘It’ll be an intimate, simple wedding on an aircraft carrier.’
‘Sorry it’s not more, but we didn’t lose as much money this year.’
‘It sank a bit in the middle.’
‘I’m bored; my parents let me do everything . . . ’
‘Just tell me the truth, Veronica! Are you having an affair?’
‘I’m worried this influx of Romanians will destroy our traditional Pakistani-Polish heritage.’
‘Let’s maintain a non-combative supportive presence.’
‘Red sky in morning — Sellafield warning.’
‘You’ve been great contenders, but I’m afraid this week you’ve been voted out.’
‘Look, darling – she’s holding something called a book.’
‘The difficulty is, there’s not much reality left out there.’
‘Shall I be brew bitch?’
‘It’s what the hybrid vehicles run on.’