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530a6a3
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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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Sophie Kinsella |
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cac87d9
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Oh fuck. I shouldn't have said that.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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26cba4d
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I would like a cappuccino," says Linus politely. "Thank you." "Your name?" "I'll spell it for you," he says. "Z-W-P-A-E-N--" "What?" She stares at him, Sharpie in hand. "Wait, I haven't finished. Double F-hyphen-T-J-U-S. It's an unusual name, Linus adds gravely. "It's Dutch."
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humorous-quotes
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e493127
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You panicked". Venetia's voice is suddenly throbbing, as though she can't control a long-buried anger. "You panicked, Luke, and we lost the best relationship that we had. Everyone was jealous of us at Cambridge, everyone. We were perfect together." We weren't perfect!" He looks at her incredulously. "And I didn't panic---" You did! You couldn't cope with the commitment! It frightened you!" It did not frighten me!" Luke shouts, exasperated. ..
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Sophie Kinsella |
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52fb13d
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Is your life ruined? Is it such a disaster for people to know the truth about you?
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Sophie Kinsella |
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aa39c27
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How 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.
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love
split-up
cocktail
girl
forget
him
sad
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d542922
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Everyone knows the first rule of business is "Look good during confrontations." Or if it isn't, it should be."
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b6c0f5c
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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 lasts twenty-four hours.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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cda1948
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He's the one I think about. All the time. He's the voice I want to hear. When my phone bleeps, I hope it's him.
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I often wonder what she's thinking," says Ed, still gazing up at her. "That's quite an intriguing expression she has." "I often wonder that myself," chimes in Malcolm Gledhill eagerly. "She seems to have such a look of serenity and happiness...Obviously, from what you've said, she has a certain emotional connection with the painter Malory...I often wonder if he was reading her poetry as he painted..." "What an idiot this man is," says Sadie..
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Sophie Kinsella |
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7bc68ab
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I need to backtrack. I need to reboot. Do not save changes
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Sophie Kinsella |
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7f88d49
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Life's too short for minimalism.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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d3d9553
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If your life's at a juncture and you need to think about things, there's nowhere better than home. However old you are.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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952d6db
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Everyone keeps saying I'll pick it up. But what if I don't? I did algebra for three years, and I never picked that up.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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f5c4ecc
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I'll show Luke I can fit into the city. I'll show him I can be a true New Yorker. I'll go the gym, and then I'll eat a bagel, and I'll ... shoot someone, maybe? Or maybe just the gym will be enough.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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f0a6677
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You have no idea what Linus is thinking. It could be good, it could be bad. Most likely, it's nothing at all. He's a boy. You'd better get used to that.
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bb9318f
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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 |
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299cd22
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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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Sophie Kinsella |
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b96d926
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You don't always have to know who you are. Sometimes, it's enough just to know what to do next.
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e3bd02c
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I think I've finally worked out how to feel good about life. Every time you see someone's bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths too. Of course they do.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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ac696f8
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Sometimes, when I can't get to sleep, I imagine all the rules I'd invent if I ever got to be in charge of the world.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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ee1b3d7
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Our whole family thrives under pressure. It's like our family motto or something. Apart from my brother Peter, of course. He had a nervous break down. But the rest of us.
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stress
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Sophie Kinsella |
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f644fd2
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It was in the forest. No one saw it or heard it. So did it actually happen?
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Sophie Kinsella |
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a2c005d
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I had a choice: Follow my heart or don't break his. I think in the end I broke a bit of both our hearts.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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60b884c
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Oh, this shouldn't be allowed. There should be a rule which says that people you've met in the gym should never meet you in real life.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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176bc4e
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When the dog bites, when the bee stings... I simply remember I have a boyfriend and suddenly things don't seem quite so completely shit.
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secret
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Sophie Kinsella |
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bae7b43
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It's easy to discount family. It's easy to take them for granted. But your family is your history. Your family is part of who you are.
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4c567e3
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I need good coffee!" I say in horror. "It's my only luxury!" I can't live with my parents and drink bad coffee. It's not humanly possible. Becky talking about cutting back with her parents."
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Sophie Kinsella |
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09ac271
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There's genuine pain in Eric's eyes. And I feel a stab of guilt. But you can't stay with people because of guilt.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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0c945f9
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I have no idea what to say next. I don't speak Japanese, I don't know anything about Japanese business or Japanese culture. Apart from sushi. But I can't exactly go up to him and say "Sushi!" out of the blue. It would be like going up to a top American businessman and saying "T-bone steak!"
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Sophie Kinsella |
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1538808
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I mean, when I think about it, what's more important? Clothes - or the miracle of new life?
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Sophie Kinsella |
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4c9c00e
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Whoever started the rumor that life has to be perfect is a very wicked person, if you ask me.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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37bcf19
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Relationships should be built on trust and truth.
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relationship
secret
trust
truth
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Sophie Kinsella |
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d3e8880
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I'm lying. I don't just need someone like you. I need you.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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b0c5be8
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Wow. So you didn't expect it?" "No. Not at all." "Were you like, 'Fuck!"
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Sophie Kinsella |
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e1543b4
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You shouldn't go into a marriage feeling inferior in any way.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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0dcaecf
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I don't believe this. How can he not want to go to the Savoy? God, it's all right for top businessmen, isn't it? Free champagne, yawn, yawn. Goody bags, yet another party, yawn, how tedious and dull.
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humor
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Sophie Kinsella |
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3b834b0
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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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Sophie Kinsella |
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5c1b368
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Jeez Louise. I know why rich people are so thin: it's from trekking around their humongous houses the whole time.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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What's the point of you? Try this, for starters. And underneath there's a long list. He's written a long, long list, that fills the page. I'm so flustered, I can't even read it properly, but as I scan down I catch beautiful smile and great taste in music (I sneaked a look at your iPod) and awesome Starbucks name. I give a sudden snort of laughter that almost turns to a sob and then turns to a smile, and then suddenly I'm wiping my eyes. I'm..
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Sophie Kinsella |
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0985f39
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Love is finding one person infinitely fascinating. And so... not an achievement, my dear. Rather, a privilege.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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3262a21
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Obviously this is engagement ring city. Couples are wandering along and girls are pointing through the windows and the men are smiling but all look slightly sick whenever their girlfriends turn away.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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dde8c64
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Take your future into your own hands. Make it happen. Life is a coloring book, but you have the pens.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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5d98915
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You know what Hans told me last week?" she says as I open the door of my fitting room. "He told me to write down a list of everything I wanted to say about that women-and then tear it up. He said I'd feel a sense of freedom." "Oh right," I say interestedly. "So what happened?" "I wrote it all down," says Laurel. "And then I mailed it to her!"
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