Quotes from Sophie Kinsella

Have you ever thought about the grid of Manhattan?' It's like...a metaphor for life. You think you have the freedom to walk anywhere. But in fact... you are strictly controlled. Up or down. Left or right. Nothing in between. No other options.' Life should be like an open space...you should be able to walk in whatever direction you choose.

You won't let me buy any clothes. Now you won't let me buy a road map, either! I need to spend some money or I'm going to go crazy!

My new rule for life. Don't go into spooky dark woods on your own. You're not on your own.

If I worked at White Globe Consulting, I wouldn't be able to do my job. I would spend all day texting the other people in the office, asking them what was going on today and had they heard anything new and what did they think was going to happen. Hmm. Maybe it's a good thing I'm not in an office job.

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.

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 lasts twenty-four hours.

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

Oh fuck. I shouldn't have said that.

I need to backtrack. I need to reboot. Do not save changes

You have no idea what Linus is thinking. It could be good, it could be bad. Most likely, it's nothing at all. He's a boy. You'd better get used to that.

Relationships should be built on trust and truth.

If your life's at a juncture and you need to think about things, there's nowhere better than home. However old you are.

He's the one I think about. All the time. He's the voice I want to hear. When my phone bleeps, I hope it's him.

Take your future into your own hands. Make it happen. Life is a coloring book, but you have the pens.

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.

I'll show Luke I can fit into the city. I'll show him I can be a true New Yorker. I'll go the gym, and then I'll eat a bagel, and I'll ... shoot someone, maybe? Or maybe just the gym will be enough.

I think I've finally worked out how to feel good about life. Every time you see someone's bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths too. Of course they do.

I had a choice: Follow my heart or don't break his. I think in the end I broke a bit of both our hearts.

And maybe now you'll start treating everybody with respect. Not just the people you think are important.

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

Whoever started the rumor that life has to be perfect is a very wicked person, if you ask me.

Life's too short for minimalism.

You don't always have to know who you are. Sometimes, it's enough just to know what to do next.

Love is finding one person infinitely fascinating. And so... not an achievement, my dear. Rather, a privilege.