Sophie Kinsella Quotes
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Just because of that one disastrous blind date she had last year, where the guy turned out to be fifty-nine, not thirty-nine (He claimed it was a typo. Yeah, I’m sure his finger just happened to slip two spaces to the left).
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Why didn't I buy a new phone earlier? Why don't I always walk around with a spare phone? It should be the law, like having a spare tire.
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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'.
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A party like this isn't about the surprise factor. It's about someone going to so much trouble that it just... overwhelms you.
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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.
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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.
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Once you've started cheating, does it really matter what your methods are?
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If you look good, you feel good!
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If you can't be honest with your friends and colleagues and loved ones, then what is life all about?
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Sam doesn't hesitate for a minute. 'You say, "Mr and Mrs Tavish, you're making me feel inferior. Do you really think I'm inferior or is it just in my mind?
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A divorce is like a controlled explosion. Everyone on the outside is OK.
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In the end, you have to choose whether or not to trust someone.
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Obviously this is engagement ring city. Couples are wandering along and girls are pointing through the windows and the men are smiling but all look slightly sick whenever their girlfriends turn away.
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I had a craving for pineapple and a pink cardigan" - Becky Bloomwood Shopaholic and Baby
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Everyone knows the first rule of business is "Look good during confrontations." Or if it isn't, it should be.
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Every time I mention her, Magnus says, "Are you two getting along?" in raised, hopeful tones, like we're endangered pandas who need to make a baby.
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Maybe my identity's been stolen. Or maybe I was sleep-shopping!
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Everyone keeps saying I’ll pick it up. But what if I don’t? I did algebra for three years, and I never picked that up.
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Rule of life. If you bother to ask someone’s advice, then bother to listen to it.
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Mind your own Brazilian!" The words fly out of my mouth before I can stop them. Oops. OK. The trick when you've said something embarrassing by mistake is not to overreact. Instead, keep your chin up and pretend nothing happened.
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Great. Just great. One glimpse of his body and I have a full-blown crush. I honestly thought I was a bit deeper than that.
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My daily Nespresso coffee, an unexpected shaft of sunlight through the window on a winter's day, my bargain Missoni sunglasses (70 percent off!)
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I know this is our honeymoon. But just sometimes, I wish Luke was a girl.
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Your father always tries to see the good side of people; to find the excuse. But sometimes there isn't a good side. There isn't an excuse. (Mom - to Lara Lington)
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Ciao," I say casually, and flick my hair back. "Si. Ciao." I could so be Italian. Except I might have to learn a few more words.
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Christmas shopping! I can do all my Christmas shopping here! I know March is a bit early, but why not be organized? And then when Christmas arrives I won't have to go near the horrible Christmas crowds.
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When I'm on a break from writing, I'll log on to Amazon and eBay. The doorbell is constantly being rung by deliverymen.
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If I behave as though this is a completely normal situation, then maybe it will be.
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This is what's so annoying about going out with Luke. You can't get away with anything.
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I've never written a children's book, but when people meet me for the first time and I say I write books, they invariably reply, 'Children's books?' Maybe it's something about my face.
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