Quotes from Sophie Kinsella

Youth is still where you left it, and that's where it should stay. Anything that was worth taking on life's journey, you'll already have taken with you.

But sometimes you have to be brave. Sometimes you have to show people what's important in life.

Life takes us on different paths... It's not up to us to evaluate or judge them, merely respect and embrace them. (Lara Lington - to Sadie Lancaster)

Life's too short for minimalism.

We're all confused, Samantha. We all need more time to think. That's life. Get over it.

There are moments in life that the white-chocolate Magnum ice cream was invented for, and this is one of them.

Oh, this shouldn't be allowed. There should be a rule which says that people you've met in the gym should never meet you in real life.

I mean, when I think about it, what's more important? Clothes - or the miracle of new life?

My own life has been doubly disconnected, as I've written books under two different names. As an author, your name almost becomes a brand; readers know what to expect.

When I had the idea for 'Shopaholic', it was as though a light switched on. I realised I actually wanted to write comedy. No apologies, no trying to be serious, just full-on entertainment. The minute I went with that and threw myself into it, it felt just like writing my first book again - it was really liberating.

Shopping with friends is a great way of still enjoying the thrill of the chase without having to make a purchase. It can also be a real bonding opportunity. Helping your friend find something nice is just as rewarding as helping yourself.

I am not a label snob and have learned that the thrill of shopping can be just as great, if not more so, when you find a bargain.

I can't cook. I don't have the right brain for it, somehow. I can't walk into a room and tidy it up. I get distracted. I pick up one thing and I start looking at it. And my cooking is truly heinous.

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.

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.

If it's in the bin, it's public property.

Women need chocolate. It's a scientific fact.

This is what happens. You tell your friends your most personal secrets, and they use them against you.

I'm blushing at my own stupid, nonsensical, meaningless thought process, which, by the way, nobody knows about except me.

People who want to make a million borrow a million first

We don't have to reveal everything to each other. It's OK to be private. It's OK to say no. It's OK to say, 'I'm not going to share that.

Rule of life. If you bother to ask someone's advice, then bother to listen to it.

If I behave as though this is a completely normal situation, then maybe it will be ...

The trouble is, depression doesn't come with handy symptoms like spots and a temperature, so you don't realize it at first. You keep saying 'I'm fine' to people when you're not fine. You think you should be fine. You keep saying to yourself: 'Why aren't I fine?