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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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Sophie Kinsella
Age: 54
Born: 1969
Born: December 12
Author
Journalist
Novelist
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London
England
Madeleine Wickham
Madeleine Sophie Wickham
Thing
Good
Protect
Parents
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Lying

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Youth is still where you left it, and that's where it should stay. Anything that was worth taking on life's journey, you'll already have taken with you.
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You're so narrow-minded! You live in the same village you grew up in, you run the family business, you're buying a nursery down the road... you're practically still in the womb. So before you lecture me on the way to live my life, try living one of your own, OK?
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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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