Men fill up their heads and drawers and sheds with stuff from their teenage years.

Indeed, 'Sex and the City' highlighted the importance of female friendships, and showed the world that it was hip to be single.

Facebook, I'm learning, is like a man. You have to be smiley and fun and witty but sometimes you have to play it cool and just ignore it for a couple of hours.

When you're down and have just split up from your partner everyone says you have to move forward. 'Get on with your life,' 'It's time to meet someone new,' and 'Don't think about the past' are phrases you'll hear for at least six months after the horrible event.

Good schools underpin not only our economy, but the social fabric of our lives.

I love to know why things work.

I work with writers whom I believe to be true storytellers. And because I'm a writer, I pay very keen attention to their vision. I find that so fueling creatively because, in telling those stories, you use everything you've got. You come away with battle scars. It's gratifying and invigorating.

Life is pretty surreal and awesome.