Queenie

by Candice Carty-Williams

Actually, no man is as funny as me or any woman I’ve ever met.

Trust me, your daughter is all right. She’s a brave one.’ ‘Being brave isn’t the same as being okay.’

Be kinder, and more patient with everyone. Up to and including: commuters that push onto the tube before anyone can get off, colleagues that you overhear complaining about having no money even though you know that their parents cash-bought them a house, and also housemates who continue to cook seven-course meals in a shared kitchen which stops you from being able to make basic pasta and sauce