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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.

Sophie Kinsella

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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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Might
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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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Life would be a lot easier if conversations were rewindable and erasable, like videos. Or if you could instruct people to disregard what you just said, like in a courtroom.
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And maybe now you'll start treating everybody with respect. Not just the people you think are important.
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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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If you want something you can't afford, think what else that money could buy: a week's groceries, a month's rent, or a weekend away. That will put things into perspective.
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