Quotes from Sophie Kinsella

In fact, her whole demeanor is calmer. It's creepy. It's like she's had Botox of the soul.

Spoiled? Mum cuts her off with a laugh. Nonsense! There's nothing wrong with Minnie, is there, my precious? She knows her own mind! She strokes Minnie's hair fondly, then looks up again. Becky, love, you were exactly the same at her age. Exactly the same.

Love. This is a lorry, not a Ferrari.

In honor of my goddaughter's christening, I will perform 'The Real Slim Shady,' by Eminem," he says confidently.

The trouble with me is, I can't let things go.

You can't even communicate in English. Real life is not a series of levels.

Every promotion requires you to do less of the thing you originally wanted to do

I hesitate a moment. Wearing his dressing gown seems a bit cutesy. A bit Let me put on your great big manly shirt and allow the sleeves to flap endearingly around my fingers. But I have no choice.

But there's no point. He's busy with his life - and I'm busy with mine.

He even said you once threw al your husband's clothes onto the street and invited the neighbors to help themselves! says Ellen with a bright laugh. He's got such an imagination! My face flames. Damn. I thought he was asleep when I did that.

But, Audrey, that's what life is. We're all on a jagged graph. I know I am. Up a bit, down a bit. That's life.

We'll always have jazz

The first story is all about the president washing his piano. At least I'm pretty sure that's what presidente and lavoro pieno must mean

butterflies. Jemima's wrong. This isn't me against him. This is me with him.

And the truth is, the country is very cool. It's absolutely the new town.

Except that stopping mid-sentence is the worst thing people can do. It's, like, totally passive aggressive, because you can't take issue with anything they've said. You have to take issue with what you think they were going to say.

See how I stopped mid-sentence? I can do it too. When I don't necessarily want to reveal the exact thought I'm having.

A relationship isn't a snapshot. It's a journey

Maybe our family has changed shape. Maybe things aren't exactly like they used to be. And maybe they'll be even more different in the future. But whatever happens, we'll still be us.

No!" Linus sounds really shocked. Shocked, embarrassed, discomfited. Kind of mortified. Like he can't believe I would say that. (I'm getting all this from one syllable, you understand.)

The option I'd really like, he says matter-of-factly, is to build a life with you. A strong, put-together kind of life. I know you're pretty good at assembly yourself, probably better than I am, in fact. So maybe it could be... a joint project?

But nothing changes if nothing changes. I saw that slogan on a T-shirt the other day, and it really resonated. I've changed. My horizons have shifted, And if I want to keep growing and changing, I need to challenge myself.

We should confide in each other. We shouldn't keep things fro each other. I mean, we've known each other for over twenty years,for God's sake.

You have no idea how many people there are in the world until you start getting freaked out by them.