01UndatedThat's the trouble with having the whole world love you. One day, you wake up and it's flirting with your best friend instead. And you don't know what to do. You're thrown.Sophie Kinsella / quote ↗
03UndatedI'd laugh, only my stupid lizard brain has disabled the laugh button for now. I'm too frozen up with tension.I am owed so much laughter. Sometimes I hope I'm building up a stockpile of missing laughs, and when I've recovered, they'll all come exploding out in one gigantic fit that last twenty-four hours.Sophie Kinsella / quote ↗
06UndatedYou don't just get over it. And it doesn't make any difference if you're supposedly a grown-up. It never goes away.Sophie Kinsella / quote ↗
07UndatedMy friend lost his mother when we were at college. I spent a lot of nights talking with him. Lot of nights." He pauses. "I know what it's like. You don't just get over it. And it doesn't make any difference if you're supposedly a "grown-up". And it never goes away,Sophie Kinsella / quote ↗
08UndatedThis is what happens. You tell your friends your most personal secrets, and they use them against you.Sophie Kinsella / quote ↗
09UndatedThere's no luck in business. There's only drive, determination, and more drive.Sophie Kinsella / quote ↗
10UndatedIn business, if you want to make money, you have to spend money. If you want to have a result, you have to make an investment.Sophie Kinsella / quote ↗
12UndatedThe thing with giving up is you never know. You never know whether you could have done the job. And I'm sick of not knowing about my life.Sophie Kinsella / quote ↗
13Undated...you may be able to sway people's heads. But you can't sway their hearts.Sophie Kinsella / quote ↗
14UndatedYou can want and want and want, but if he doesn't want you back ... you might as well wish the sky were red.Sophie Kinsella / quote ↗
15UndatedThey were even talking about buying a bodyguard, can you believe it? I mean, what on earth would I look like, turning up with a bodyguard? Actually, I'd look pretty cool and mysterious, wouldn't I? That might have been quite a good idea.Sophie Kinsella / quote ↗
16UndatedThe streak of bleach in my hair is as obvious as ever. Am I really going out in public like this? I push my hair backward and forward a few times - but I can't hide it. Maybe I could walk along with my hand carelessly positioned at my head, as if I'm thinking hard. I attempt a few casual, pensive poses in the mirror."Is your head all right?"I swivel round in shock to see Nathaniel at the open door, wearing a plaid shirt and jeans."Er...fine," I say, my hand still glued to my head. "I was just..."Oh, there's no point. I bring my hand down from my hair and Nathaniel regards the streak for a moment."It looks nice," he says. "Like a badger.""A badger?" I say, affronted. "I don't look like a badger.""Badgers are beautiful creatures," says Nathaniel with a shrug. "I'd rather look like a badger than a stoat.Sophie Kinsella / quote ↗
17UndatedHow are you going to forget him if you keep talking about him? Darling, when things go wrong in life, this is what you do. You lift your chin, put on a ravishing smile, mix yourself a little cocktail... and out you go.Sophie Kinsella / quote ↗
18UndatedShe's been used to hiding her feelings for so long, no wonder her manner can be a little awkward.Sophie Kinsella / quote ↗
19UndatedAs I stare at it,I can feel little invisible strings,silently tugging me toward it. I have to touch it. I have to wear it. It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.Sophie Kinsella / quote ↗
20UndatedNever tell a man all about yourself, it's bound to lead to trouble.Sophie Kinsella / quote ↗
22UndatedLondon is one of the most fascinating, historic, amazing cities in the world!Sophie Kinsella / quote ↗
23Undatedshe is the only woman I've ever known who could make a man call.EverSophie Kinsella / quote ↗
24UndatedI can never resist telling people good news. I mean, why not brighten someone else's life too?Sophie Kinsella / quote ↗
