Quotes from Helen Fielding

Oh God. Why can't married people understand that this is no longer a polite question to ask? We wouldn't rush up to them and roar, "How's your marriage going? Still having sex?

the nation's young men have been proved by surveys to be completely unmarriageable, and as a result there's a whole generation of single girls like me with their own incomes and homes who have lots of fun and don't need to wash anyone else's socks.

C'est horrible de remarquer la différence de regard que les gens portent sur vous quand vous êtes grosse et quand vous ne l'êtes pas, quand vous êtes toute pomponnée et quand vous êtes juste normale. Pas étonnant que les femmes soient aussi peu sûres d'elles.

NO MANDES MENSAJES CUANDO ESTÉS BORRACHA

zdjÄ™cia ksiÄ™cia Williama mogÅ'abym oglÄ…da? w iloÅ›ciach hurtowych, najlepiej w caÅ'ej gamie strojów, ale oczywiÅ›cie zdajÄ™ sobie sprawÄ™ z tego, ?e ??dza ta jest czymÅ› niepo??danym i niewÅ'aÅ›ciwym

How can I have put on 3 lbs. since the middle of the night? I was 130 when I went to bed, 128 at 4 a.m. and 131 when I got up. I can understand weight coming off—it could have evaporated or passed out of the body into the toilet—but how could it be put on? Could food react chemically with other food, double its density and volume, and solidify into even heavier and denser hard fat?

Tu ne peux pas passer ton temps à essayer de plaire à tout le monde... Une des choses les plus importantes qu'il te faut apprendre dans la vie, c'est à dire non.

Lo que tienes que hacer es ser tan valerosa como una heroína cinematográfica, sin sucumbir a la bebida o la auto-compasión, y al final todo irá bien.

Sé cuál es su secreto: ha descubierto el poder. Así que todo lo que tengo que hacer yo es encontrar a alguien o algo sobre lo que tener poder y entonces... oh. Dios. Ni siquiera tengo poder sobre mi propio pelo.

pero al fin y al cabo todas las buenas obras son una mezcla de altruismo e interés propio,...

Sencillamente, no podemos definir nuestra propia individualidad en términos de si estamos o no con otra persona!¡Deberíamos celebrar lo fantástico que es ser libre!

I keep telling you nobody wants legs like a stick insect. They want a bottom they can park a bike in and balance a pint of beer on.

this sort of, arrogant individualism which imagines each new generation can somehow create the world afresh.

The world you're about to enter will be a different sea, with so much to do with how many likes you get on Facebook or who knows what ; where everyone is showing off rather than sharing their sadnesses and fears and what they really feel;

liking the most famous, or the richest, or the prettiest, more than the most human, or the kindest friend.

However, on glimpsing in shop window realized outfit insane. Now am on bus, remember also that corset-ike nature of dress is torture when sitting down. One's rolls of fat are squezzed together like dough being kneaded in a food processor.

Die Dating-Welt ist ein verdammter Stellungskrieg, wo nur geblufft wird und niemand wirklich weiterkommt. Angeblich läuft alles nach bestimmten Spielregeln ab, aber so genau kennt die keiner - und deshalb spielt jeder nach den eigenen Regeln. Und weil du die Regeln des anderen nicht kennst, fällst du immer wieder auf die Schnauze. Woher sollst du sie auch wissen? Es sagt dir ja keiner was.

Age of rationing ended some time ago and is now space rather than possessions which is in short supply.

One has to be in control, otherwise the whole dynamic becomes a total disaster.

Backlash, actually, by Susan Faludi

Je ne suis pas mariée parce que je suis une célibattante.

C'est un des grands mystères de la nature : pourquoi ouvre-t-on toujours la bouche pour se mettre du mascara ?

Bad enough when a man wanted to touch but could only look. Worse yet when he'd touched and not even noticed.

Il faut choisir son régime et s'y tenir. C'est ce que je vais faire. Dès que j'aurai fini mon petit pain au chocolat.