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We’re on this planet for too short a time. And at the end of the day, what’s more important? Knowing that a few meaningless figures balanced—or knowing that you were the person you wanted to be?

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Sophie Kinsella
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: December 12
Author
Journalist
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London
England
Madeleine Wickham
Madeleine Sophie Wickham
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Balanced
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Meaningless
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Planets
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I change my mind so much, I'm better going on my own. Shopping is a selfish activity anyway.
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Maybe my identity's been stolen. Or maybe I was sleep-shopping!
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Relationships are a battle. They are a chess game. And what did I do? I just threw all my chess pieces down on the board at once, and said, Here! Have them all!
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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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We're playing Scrabble. It's a nightmare. Scrabble? He sounds surprised. Scrabble's great. Not when you're playing with a family of geniuses, it's not. They all put words like 'iridiums'. And I put 'pig'.
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I’m blushing at my own stupid, nonsensical, meaningless thought process, which, by the way, nobody knows about except me.
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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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Jeez Louise. I know why rich people are so thin: it's from trekking around their humongous houses the whole time.
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This is what's so annoying about going out with Luke. You can't get away with anything.
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If I've learned one lesson from all that's happened to me, it's that there is no such thing as the biggest mistake of your existence. There's no such thing as ruining your life. Life's a pretty resilient thing, it turns out.
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We all fail to appreciate each day just how much we already possess. Light, air, freedom, the companionship of friends.
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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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You don't need to change one hair. One freckle. One little toe. And if its me thats made you feel you should do this..then there's something wrong with me. -Luke Brandon
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I mean, when I think about it, what's more important? Clothes - or the miracle of new life?
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I've never written a children's book, but when people meet me for the first time and I say I write books, they invariably reply, 'Children's books?' Maybe it's something about my face.
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If my writing comes to a halt, I head to the shops: I find them very inspirational. And if I get into real trouble with my plot, I go out for a pizza with my husband.
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Oh, please. If she's going to use Mr. Darcy to prop up her arguments, I give up.
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It's not enough to believe! Don't you see that, you stupid girl? You could spend your whole life hoping and believing! If a love affair is one-sided, then it's only ever a question, never an answer. You can't live your life waiting for an answer.
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Still, that's the point of love you love someone despite their flaws.
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