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There's no luck in business. There's only drive, determination, and more drive.

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Sophie Kinsella
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: December 12
Author
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
London
England
Madeleine Wickham
Madeleine Sophie Wickham
Shopaholic
Determination
Drive
Luck
Business

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Still, that's the point of love you love someone despite their flaws.
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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.
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you can always find something you want.
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Visiting any shop for the first time is exciting. There's always that buzz as you push open the door that hope that belief - that this is going to be the shop of all shops, which will bring you everything you ever wanted, at magically low prices.
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A real relationship is two-way.
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That's the way it goes. Some things happen and some things don't. This one is obviously just wasn't meant to be. Except deep down... I still believe it was.
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...you may be able to sway people's heads. But you can't sway their hearts.
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The thing about lying to your parents is, you have to do it to protect them. It’s for their own good.
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My childhood was spent embracing one literary heroine after another. I identified passionately with each one and would slavishly imitate them.
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Relationships are all about trust and equality. If one person shares, then the other person should share, too.
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They said I was a valued customer. Now they send me hate mail.
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I bet he never goes on YouTube. He's too busy. It's only tragic cases like you and me who are always online.
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The trouble with giving yourself a pep talk is, that deep down you know it's all bullshit.
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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.
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That's the trouble with having the whole world love you. One day, you wake up and it's flirting with your best friend instead. And you don't know what to do. You're thrown.
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she doesn’t really have a sense of humor. I think she’d like to have one—it’s just that she doesn’t quite understand what jokes are for.
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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.
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Whoever it was, whether I knew them or not, if I could help in some way, I would. I mean, if you can help, you have to help. Don't you think? - Poppy Wyatt
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There are some things I don't understand about Jess and never will. No wedding dress. No flowers. No photo album. No champagne. The only thing she got out of her wedding was a husband. (I mean, obviously the husband is the main point when you get married. Absolutely. That goes without saying. But still, not even a new pair of shoes?)
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