Quotes from Sophie Kinsella

I've always had this deep-down conviction that I'm not like everybody else, and there's an amazingly exciting new life waiting for me just around the corner.

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.

You can want and want and want, but if he doesn't want you back ... you might as well wish the sky were red.

The truth is, some relationships are supposed to last forever, and some are only supposed to last a few days. That's the way life is.

I think a lot of people still fantasise about that first love and what might happen if they rekindled the relationship.

Still, that's the point of love; you love someone despite their flaws.

There is something exciting about saving up for a special treat. Bring back the piggy bank!

I love all my characters. I love their weaknesses and flaws. I feel like they're all my best friends and I adore being with them.

The worst thing a girl can do is trail after a boy when a love affair is dead.

Becky! Love!" Mum has pushed her way through her dancing guests to reach me. "What's wrong? Has labor started?" Honestly. My family has no idea about contemporary urban street dance trends.

If you want something you can't afford, think what else that money could buy: a week's groceries, a month's rent, or a weekend away. That will put things into perspective.

To some extent, all authors are a little schizophrenic. We lead most of our lives in solitary confinement, living and breathing the books that we're writing.

I had gone to Oxford to read music. I had done music all my life, but when I got to college I didn't want to do it anymore.

Books are educational; so you can buy as many as you want." Sophie Kinsella, shopping at the Limelight Marketplace

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.

Women need chocolate. It's a scientific fact.

I'd probably still be a financial journalist now if it weren't for writing novels. Mmm. Fun! I'm much happier writing novels!

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!

To have someone who never makes a mistake, never finds her personal life in disarray, never worries about work-life balance? I think that would be unreal. What Im writing is real.

The great thing about being a novelist is that you organize your own day.

Oh, please. If she's going to use Mr. Darcy to prop up her arguments, I give up.

You're working for me cut out the attitude.

I had no plans to be a writer. My teenaged bid for stardom was to be a pop star... which, ahem, didn't exactly work out.

Everyone knows the first rule of business is "Look good during confrontations." Or if it isn't, it should be.