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Your father always tries to see the good side of people to find the excuse. But sometimes there isn't a good side. There isn't an excuse. (Mom - to Lara Lington)

Sophie Kinsella

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Sophie Kinsella
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: December 12
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London
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Madeleine Wickham
Madeleine Sophie Wickham
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There are moments in life that the white-chocolate Magnum ice cream was invented for, and this is one of them.
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Christmas shopping! I can do all my Christmas shopping here! I know March is a bit early, but why not be organized? And then when Christmas arrives I won't have to go near the horrible Christmas crowds.
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I don't think anyone sits down and thinks, 'I know, I'll be a chick-lit writer.' You write the book that you want to write and then other people say, 'Oh, that's chick-lit.' You say, 'Okay.' But it's not like you look around and go to a careers fair and there will be someone at the chick-lit author stand.
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Great. Just great. One glimpse of his body and I have a full-blown crush. I honestly thought I was a bit deeper than that.
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Ciao, I say casually, and flick my hair back. Si. Ciao. I could so be Italian. Except I might have to learn a few more words.
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Just because of that one disastrous blind date she had last year, where the guy turned out to be fifty-nine, not thirty-nine (He claimed it was a typo. Yeah, I’m sure his finger just happened to slip two spaces to the left).
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There's no luck in business. There's only drive, determination, and more drive.
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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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Relationships are all about trust and equality. If one person shares, then the other person should share, too.
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Maybe my identity's been stolen. Or maybe I was sleep-shopping!
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Honestly, shopping beats therapy, anytime. It costs the same and you get a dress out of it.
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A party like this isn't about the surprise factor. It's about someone going to so much trouble that it just... overwhelms you.
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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 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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Honestly, it’s so easy to get what you want from people if they think you’re a psycho.
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And we spend the rest of the evening getting very pissed and eating ice cream, as we always do when something good or bad happens to either one of us.
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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 had fun. That’s what I believe in. Fun, flings, the sizzle. It starts as a shiver, when you see a man for the first time. And then he meets your eye and the shiver runs down your back and becomes a sizzle in your stomach and you think 'I want to dance with that man.' You dance, you have a cocktail or two, you flirt.
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Life is like an escalator. You see, it carries you on regardless. And you might as well enjoy the view and seize every opportunity while you're passing. Otherwise, it'll be too late.
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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!
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