106 Quotes & Sayings By Sophie Kinsella

Sophie Kinsella is the author of the new York Times bestselling Shopaholic series, beginning with Shopaholic to the Stars. She also wrote The Great Indian Laughter Novel, starring the brilliant but hapless Pammi. Other books in the series include Shopping for Louisa, Just Like Heaven, How to Be Good, and Confessions of a Shopaholic. Sophie Kinsella lives in London with her husband and two sons.

Sometimes you don't need a goal in life, you don't...
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Sometimes you don't need a goal in life, you don't need to know the big picture. you just need to know what you're going to do next! Sophie Kinsella
Relationships are all about trust and equality. If one person...
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Relationships are all about trust and equality. If one person shares, then the other person should share, too. Sophie Kinsella
It's like I'm thirteen again and he's my crush. All...
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It's like I'm thirteen again and he's my crush. All I'm aware of in this entire roomful of people is him. Where he is, what he's doing, who he's talking to. Sophie Kinsella
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Lover? I don't know. I don't know if she loves me. I don't know if I love her. All I can say is, she's the one I think about. All the time. She's the voice I want to hear. She's the face I hope to see. Sophie Kinsella
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It's not enough to believe! Don't you see that, you stupid girl? You could spend your whole life hoping and believing! If a love affair is one-sided, then it's only ever a question, never an answer. You can't live your life waiting for an answer. Sophie Kinsella
A real relationship is two-way.
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A real relationship is two-way. Sophie Kinsella
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It’s the way he had a cup of tea waiting for me when I woke up. It’s the way he turned on his laptop especially for me to look up all my Internet horoscopes and helped me choose the best one. He knows all the crappy, embarrassing bits about me that I normally try to hide from any man for as long as possible… and he loves me anyway. Sophie Kinsella
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There’s no such thing as ruining your life. Life’s a pretty resilient thing, it turns out. Sophie Kinsella
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Rule of life. If you bother to ask someone’s advice, then bother to listen to it. Sophie Kinsella
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A mistake isn’t a mistake unless it can’t be put right. Sophie Kinsella
Life is like an escalator. You see, it carries you...
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Life is like an escalator. You see, it carries you on regardless. And you might as well enjoy the view and seize every opportunity while you're passing. Otherwise, it'll be too late. Sophie Kinsella
In the end, you have to choose whether or not...
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In the end, you have to choose whether or not to trust someone. Sophie Kinsella
Darling, when things go wrong in life, you lift your...
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Darling, when things go wrong in life, you lift your chin, put on a ravishing smile, mix yourself a little cocktail... Sophie Kinsella
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If I've learned one lesson from all that's happened to me, it's that there is no such thing as the biggest mistake of your existence. There's no such thing as ruining your life. Life's a pretty resilient thing, it turns out. Sophie Kinsella
If you can't be honest with your friends and colleagues...
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If you can't be honest with your friends and colleagues and loved ones, then what is life all about? Sophie Kinsella
I love new clothes. If everyone could just wear new...
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I love new clothes. If everyone could just wear new clothes everyday, I reckon depression wouldn’t exist anymore. Sophie Kinsella
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We're playing Scrabble. It's a nightmare."" Scrabble?" He sounds surprised. "Scrabble's great."" Not when you're playing with a family of geniuses, it's not. They all put words like 'iridiums'. And I put 'pig'. Sophie Kinsella
If I behave as though this is a completely normal...
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If I behave as though this is a completely normal situation, then maybe it will be ... Sophie Kinsella
Everyone knows revenge is a dish best served when you've...
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Everyone knows revenge is a dish best served when you've had enough time to build up enough vitriol and fury. Sophie Kinsella
Of all the crap, crap, crappy nights I've ever had...
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Of all the crap, crap, crappy nights I've ever had in the whole of my crap life. On a scale of one to 10, we're talking...a minus 6. And it's not like I even have very high standards. Sophie Kinsella
But you can't stay with people because of guilt. Or...
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But you can't stay with people because of guilt. Or because they can drive a speedboat. Sophie Kinsella
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They said I was a valued customer, now they send me hate mail. Sophie Kinsella
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A man will never love you or treat you as well as a store. If a man doesn’t fit, you can’t exchange him seven days later for a gorgeous cashmere sweater. And a store always smells good. A store can awaken a lust for things you never even knew you needed. And when your fingers first grasp those shiny, new bags… Sophie Kinsella
The thing about lying to your parents is, you have...
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The thing about lying to your parents is, you have to do it to protect them. It’s for their own good. Sophie Kinsella
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So I'm biding my time, like a surfer waiting for a wave. I'm pretty good at surfing, as it happens, and I know the wave will come. When the moment is right, I'll get Demeter's attention. She'll look at my stuff, everything will click, and I'll start riding my life. Not paddling, paddling, paddling, like I am right now. Sophie Kinsella
We're all to driven by materialism. Obsessed with success. With...
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We're all to driven by materialism. Obsessed with success. With money. With trying to impress people who'll never be impressed. Sophie Kinsella
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To be honest, going out with Ed after Josh is like moving on to Duchy Originals super-tasty seeded loaf after plastic white bread. (I don't mean to be rude about Josh. And I didn't realize it at the time. But it is. He is. Plastic white bread.) Sophie Kinsella
When I was your age, if a boy behaved badly,...
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When I was your age, if a boy behaved badly, one simply scored his name out from one's dance card.( Sadie Lancaster - to Lara Lington) Sophie Kinsella
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Every time you see someone's bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths too. Of course they do. And every time you see your own crappy truth and feel despair and think, 'Is this my life?', remember: It's not. Everyone's got a bright-and-shiny, even if it's hard to find sometimes. Sophie Kinsella
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I've never felt so bereft and panicky. What do I do without my phone? How do I function? My hand keeps automatically reaching for my phone in its usual place in my pocket. Every instinct in me wants to text someone, 'OMG, I've lost my phone! ' but how can do that without a bloody phone? Sophie Kinsella
You can't even communicate in English. Real life is not...
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You can't even communicate in English. Real life is not a series of levels. Sophie Kinsella
She says screens are the cigarettes of our age. They're...
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She says screens are the cigarettes of our age. They're toxic, and we're only going to realize the damage they're doing when it's too late. Sophie Kinsella
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She believes in love and romance. She believes her life is one day going to be transformed into something wonderful and exciting. She has hopes and fears and worries, just like anyone else. Sometimes she feels frightened." He pauses, and adds in a softer voice, "Sometimes she feels unloved. Sometimes she feels she will never gain approval from those people who are most important to her."s Sophie Kinsella
I'm Cinderella. No, I'm better than Cinderella, because she only...
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I'm Cinderella. No, I'm better than Cinderella, because she only got the prince, didn't she? I'm Cinderella with fab teeth and a shit-hot job. Sophie Kinsella
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People who want to make a million borrow a million first Sophie Kinsella
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When I shop, the world gets better, and the world is better, but then it's not, and I need to do it again.( Confessions of a Shopaholic-the movie) Sophie Kinsella
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Some of us have hearts, you know. Some of us don't give up on true love. Sophie Kinsella
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Look into your heart- and go after what you really want. Sophie Kinsella
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I'm allergic to family occasions. Sometimes I think we'd do better as dandelion seeds-no family, no history, just floating off into the world, each on our own piece of fluff. Sophie Kinsella
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It's just, there's something compelling about very beautiful people. Especially strong-jawed men with stubble and intense eyes. You fall under their spell and believe anything they say. Sophie Kinsella
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Buy calmly and with meaning. Sophie Kinsella
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People move on. Friendship end. Sophie Kinsella
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You can Cut Back or you can Make More Money Sophie Kinsella
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People change. Life changes. It's the way of the world. Maybe it's meant to be. Sophie Kinsella
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The other person always has a point, Listen to each other, and you'll hear it. Sophie Kinsella
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Some things are private. I mean, we're grown-ups now. You don't share everything. Sophie Kinsella
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It's all a game. And if you don't want to play, maybe you shouldn't come to Hollywood. Sophie Kinsella
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Everyone's moving on without me, into a world I don't understand. Sophie Kinsella
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That's the trouble with having the whole world love you. One day, you wake up and it's flirting with your best friend instead. And you don't know what to do. You're thrown. Sophie Kinsella
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Love is all that counts in this crazy, mixed-up world... Sophie Kinsella
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I'd laugh, only my stupid lizard brain has disabled the laugh button for now. I'm too frozen up with tension. I am owed so much laughter. Sometimes I hope I'm building up a stockpile of missing laughs, and when I've recovered, they'll all come exploding out in one gigantic fit that last twenty-four hours. Sophie Kinsella
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Relationships should be built on trust and truth. Sophie Kinsella
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A relationship is a game of chess. Sophie Kinsella
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You don't just get over it. And it doesn't make any difference if you're supposedly a grown-up. It never goes away. Sophie Kinsella
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My friend lost his mother when we were at college. I spent a lot of nights talking with him. Lot of nights." He pauses. "I know what it's like. You don't just get over it. And it doesn't make any difference if you're supposedly a "grown-up". And it never goes away, Sophie Kinsella
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This is what happens. You tell your friends your most personal secrets, and they use them against you. Sophie Kinsella
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There's no luck in business. There's only drive, determination, and more drive. Sophie Kinsella
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In business, if you want to make money, you have to spend money. If you want to have a result, you have to make an investment. Sophie Kinsella
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Everyone should keep a dream journal, did you know that? Sophie Kinsella
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The thing with giving up is you never know. You never know whether you could have done the job. And I'm sick of not knowing about my life. Sophie Kinsella
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...you may be able to sway people's heads. But you can't sway their hearts. Sophie Kinsella
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You can want and want and want, but if he doesn't want you back ... you might as well wish the sky were red. Sophie Kinsella
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They were even talking about buying a bodyguard, can you believe it? I mean, what on earth would I look like, turning up with a bodyguard? Actually, I'd look pretty cool and mysterious, wouldn't I? That might have been quite a good idea. Sophie Kinsella
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The streak of bleach in my hair is as obvious as ever. Am I really going out in public like this? I push my hair backward and forward a few times - but I can't hide it. Maybe I could walk along with my hand carelessly positioned at my head, as if I'm thinking hard. I attempt a few casual, pensive poses in the mirror." Is your head all right?" I swivel round in shock to see Nathaniel at the open door, wearing a plaid shirt and jeans." Er..fine, " I say, my hand still glued to my head. "I was just.." Oh, there's no point. I bring my hand down from my hair and Nathaniel regards the streak for a moment." It looks nice, " he says. "Like a badger."" A badger?" I say, affronted. "I don't look like a badger."" Badgers are beautiful creatures, " says Nathaniel with a shrug. "I'd rather look like a badger than a stoat. Sophie Kinsella
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How are you going to forget him if you keep talking about him? Darling, when things go wrong in life, this is what you do. You lift your chin, put on a ravishing smile, mix yourself a little cocktail... and out you go. Sophie Kinsella
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She's been used to hiding her feelings for so long, no wonder her manner can be a little awkward. Sophie Kinsella
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As I stare at it, I can feel little invisible strings, silently tugging me toward it. I have to touch it. I have to wear it. It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Sophie Kinsella
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Never tell a man all about yourself, it's bound to lead to trouble. Sophie Kinsella
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Other people's eyes are limitless and that's what scares me. Sophie Kinsella
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London is one of the most fascinating, historic, amazing cities in the world! Sophie Kinsella
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She is the only woman I've ever known who could make a man call. Ever Sophie Kinsella
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I can never resist telling people good news. I mean, why not brighten someone else's life too? Sophie Kinsella
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Visiting any shop for the first time is exciting. There's always that buzz as you push open the door; that hope; that belief - that this is going to be the shop of all shops, which will bring you everything you ever wanted, at magically low prices. Sophie Kinsella
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If your life's at a juncture and you need to think about things, there's nowhere better than home. However old you are. Sophie Kinsella
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Oh God, I'm miss­ing the gene which makes you grow up and buy a flat in Streatham and start visiting Homebase every weekend. Everyone's moving on without me, into a world I don't understand. Sophie Kinsella
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Mum always says the right thing. She always makes everything better. Sophie Kinsella
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There's nothing like your mother's sympathetic voice to make you want to burst into tears. Sophie Kinsella
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Becky --" he begins, and there's a tiny intake of breath around the churchyard. "Will you--" "Yes! Yeee-esssss! " I hear the joyful sound ripping through the churchyard before I even realize I've opened my mouth. I'm so charged up with emotion, my voice doesn't even sound like mine. In fact, it sounds more like... Mum. I don't believe it. Sophie Kinsella
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Above all, staring at my old bedroom ceiling, I feel safe. Cocooned from the world; wrapped up in cotton wool. No one can get me here. No one even knows I'm here. I won't get any nasty letters and I won't get any nasty phone calls and I won't get any nasty visitors. It's like a sanctuary. I feel as if I'm fifteen again, with nothing to worry about but my Homework. (And I haven't even got any of that.) . Sophie Kinsella
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I need to backtrack. I need to reboot. Do not save changes Sophie Kinsella
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I would like a cappuccino, " says Linus politely. "Thank you."" Your name?"" I'll spell it for you, " he says. "Z-W-P-A-E-N--""What?" She stares at him, Sharpie in hand." Wait, I haven't finished. Double F-hyphen-T-J-U-S. It's an unusual name, Linus adds gravely. "It's Dutch. Sophie Kinsella
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Don’t think about it. Don’t think about what could have been. It’s too unbearable. Sophie Kinsella
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Remember what I used to tel you when you were a little girl? ‘A fool and her money soon part.’ Current-day translation? Stop pissing away your assets at Bloomingdale’s. Sophie Kinsella
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I once tried to give him a friendly little "drugs chat". He politely corrected me on every single fact, then said he'd noticed I drank above the recommended guidelines of Red Bull and did I think I might have an addiction? That was the last time I tried to act like the older sister. Sophie Kinsella
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We’re on this planet for too short a time. And at the end of the day, what’s more important? Knowing that a few meaningless figures balanced–or knowing that you were the person you wanted to be? Sophie Kinsella
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You look.. amazing! " And I have to say, I agree. I'm wearing all black - but expensive black. The kind of deep, soft black that you fall into. A simple sleeveless dress from Whistles, the highest of Jimmy Choos, a pair of stunning uncut amethyst earrings. And please don't ask how much it all cost, because that's irrelevant. This is investment shopping. The biggest investment of my life. I haven't eaten anything all day so I'm nice and thin and for once my hair has fallen perfectly into shape. I look.. well, I've never looked better in my life. But of course, looks are only part of the package, aren't they? . Sophie Kinsella
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Don't beat yourself up for not knowing the answers. You don't always have to know who you are. You don't have to have the big picture, or know where you're heading. Sometimes, it's enough just to know what you're going to do next. Sophie Kinsella
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I feel all agitated, like one of those snow globes you see resting peacefully on shop counters. I was perfectly happy being an ordinary, dull little Swiss village. But now Jack Harper’s come and shaken me up, and there are snowflakes all over the place, whirling around until I don’t know what I think anymore. And bits of glitter, too. Tiny bits of shiny, secret excitement. Sophie Kinsella
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Our whole family thrives under pressure. It's like our family motto or something. Apart from my brother Peter, of course. He had a nervous break down. But the rest of us. Sophie Kinsella
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Your job is obviously very pressured."" I thrive under pressure, " I explain. Which is true. I've known that about myself ever since... Well. Ever since my mother told me when I was about 8. Sophie Kinsella
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When the dog bites, when the bee stings... I simply remember I have a boyfriend and suddenly things don't seem quite so completely shit. Sophie Kinsella
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Yes, contractions can be intense, ' Noura continues. 'But your bodies are designed to handle it. And what you must remember is, it's a positive pain. I'm sure you'll both agree?' She looks over at Mum and Janice.POSITIVE?' Janice looks up, horrified. 'Ooh, no, dear. Mine was agony. 24 hours in the cruel summer heat. I wouldn't wish it on any of you poor girls.' But there are natural methods you can use, ' Noura puts in quickly. 'I'm sure you found that rocking and changing position helped with the contractions. I wouldn't have said so, ' Mum says kindly. Or a warm bath?' Noura suggets, smile tightening. A bath? Dear, when you're gripped by agony and wanting to die, a bath doesn't really help! ' As I glance around the room I can see that all the girls' faces have frozen. Most of the mens' too. . Sophie Kinsella
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Okay. Now my skin is really prickling. I've read all the Harry Potter books, all five of them. I don't remember any half-blood prince." What's this?" Trying to sound casual, I point at the ad, "What's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince?""That's the latest book, " Garth the other trainee, says. "It came out ages ago." I can't help gasping. "There's a sixth Harry Potter?""There's a seventh out soon! " Diana steps forward eagerly. "And guess what happens at the end of book six-"" Shh! " exclaims Nicole, the other nurse. "Don't tell her! . Sophie Kinsella
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Family's the most important thing. Sophie Kinsella
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When you read my texts, you saw a curt, miserable git. And you told me so. Maybe you're right. But you know what I saw when I read yours? - SamNo. And I don't want to know. - PoppyI saw a girl who races to help others but doesn't help herself. And right now you need to help yourself. No one should walk up the aisle feeling inferior or in a different league or trying to be something they're not. - Sam . Sophie Kinsella
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Mothers are multi-taskers. Sophie Kinsella
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No wife wants to hear that her husband is less than perfect. Sophie Kinsella
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It really is the year 2007. Which means I must be... Oh my God. I'm twenty-eight. I'm old. Sophie Kinsella
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If my writing comes to a halt, I head to the shops: I find them very inspirational. And if I get into real trouble with my plot, I go out for a pizza with my husband. Sophie Kinsella
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My earliest, most impactful encounter with a book was when I was seven and awoke early on Christmas morning to find Roald Dahl's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' in my stocking. I had never been so excited by the sight of a book - and have possibly never been since! Sophie Kinsella