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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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Sophie Kinsella
Age: 54
Born: 1969
Born: December 12
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Journalist
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London
England
Madeleine Wickham
Madeleine Sophie Wickham
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It's a GIRL. It's a little girl, with scrunched-up petal lips and a tuft of dark hair and hands in tiny fits, up by her ears. All that time, that's who was in there. And it's weird, but the minute I saw her I just thought: IT'S YOU. Of course it is.
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Still, that's the point of love you love someone despite their flaws.
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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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This is a test, isn't it? It's like choosing out of three caskets in a fairy tale. Everyone knows the rules. You never choose the gold shiny one. Or even the quite impressive silver one. What you're supposed to do is choose the dull little lead one, and then there's a flash of light and it turns into a mountain of jewels
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Everyone knows revenge is a dish best served when you've had enough time to build up enough vitriol and fury.
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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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