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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: 55
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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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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...you may be able to sway people's heads. But you can't sway their hearts.
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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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Life takes us on different paths... It's not up to us to evaluate or judge them, merely respect and embrace them. (Lara Lington - to Sadie Lancaster)
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