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But... we'll always have Paris." I pause, thinking this through. "At least, you'll have it. And you can tell me about it." --
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You remember that Christmas when they got ill?" Mum says presently. "The year they were about two and three? Remember? And got poo all over their Christmas stockings, and it was everywhere, and we said, "It has to get easier than this"?" "I remember." "We were cleaning it all up and we kept saying to each other, "When they get older, it'll get easier." Remember?" "I do." Dad looks fondly at her. " Well bring back the poo." Mum begins to lau..
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Sophie Kinsella |
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51a60e5
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I never realized he was such a good actor. He should go into politics.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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f03b04b
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Something tells me organizing a protest against your husband's client has got to be even worse than selling his Tiffany clocks.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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a8799af
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I feel like I've been on this massive long, lonely journey, and none of my friends could ever understand it, even Natalie. I think I kind of hated them for that.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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67c569c
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Should I tolerate it as normal male behaviour, like when he gets a cold and starts Googling ?
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Sophie Kinsella |
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0403232
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A divorce is like a controlled explosion. Everyone on the outside is OK.
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wedding-night
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Sophie Kinsella |
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ed7e2e9
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Maybe my identity's been stolen. Or maybe I was sleep-shopping!
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Sophie Kinsella |
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1acf51a
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In the end, you have to choose whether or not to trust someone. And i do choose to trust him. I do.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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d369004
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I stare at him in indignation. This changes what? I was his guardian angel till three minutes ago. You can't just switch guardian angels because you feel like it.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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a10310e
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I honestly feel as though I've run an obstacle course to get here. In fact, I think, they should list shopping as a cardiovascular activity. My heart never beats as fast as it does when I see a "reduced by 50 percent" sign."
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Sophie Kinsella |
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fc6ec18
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Although, as Leonardo da Vinci said: "Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge,"
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Sophie Kinsella |
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4044769
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She believes in love and romance. She believes her life is one day going to be transformed into something wonderful and exciting. She has hopes and fears and worries, just like anyone else. Sometimes she feels frightened." He pauses, and adds in a softer voice, "Sometimes she feels unloved. Sometimes she feels she will never gain approval from those people who are most important to her."s"
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feeling-loved
sweet
sad
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Sophie Kinsella |
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5f1df57
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don't look back once, the entire time I'm talking to her. But I can feel his eyes on me all the time. Like sunshine.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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0078d7d
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she is the only woman I've ever known who could make a man call.Ever
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Sophie Kinsella |
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0b1cc19
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Magnus," I say more gently. "Listen. There's no point doing this. Don't marry me just to prove you're not a quitter. Because you will quit, sooner or later. Whatever your intentions are. It'll happen." "Rubbish," he says fiercely. "You will. You don't love me enough for the long haul."
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Sophie Kinsella |
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782a523
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Commuting in London is basically warfare. It's a constant campaign of claiming territory; inching forward; never relaxing for a moment. Because if you do, someone will step past you. Or step on you.
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commute
public-transport
london
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Sophie Kinsella |
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1b72393
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A relationship is a game of chess.
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relationship
game
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Sophie Kinsella |
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303713b
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No wife wants to hear that her husband is less than perfect.
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love
shopaholic
wife
perfect
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Sophie Kinsella |
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19cd90f
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If you look good, you feel good
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looking-good
shopaholic
sexy
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Sophie Kinsella |
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a0659b5
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Material possessions aren't important to me," I say breathlessly. "All that matters to me is yoga."
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Sophie Kinsella |
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930d0ec
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Make-up artists should hereby get the Nobel prize for adding to human happiness. And so should hairdressers. And so should Luke.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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00b54ee
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But that's what happens in life. People find new friends and new sisters. It's called natural selection.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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2e41359
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Becky! Love!" Mum has pushed her way through her dancing guests to reach me. "What's wrong? Has labor started?" Honestly. My family has no idea about contemporary urban street dance trends."
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Sophie Kinsella |
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0330aeb
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grief is long and messy and horrible--but it's not an illness. And you cope how you cope. There's no 'well' about it.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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f045e97
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You can't switch sides!" I glare at him in fury. "I was never on your side," retorts Lorcan. "Your side is the nutty side."
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Sophie Kinsella |
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a822f7e
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You've gone back to the way you used to be before. The way you promised you'd never be again.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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1131d64
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I don't know who I am any more. I have no bloody idea. ... I don't know who I am. Or what my goal is...or where I'm headed in life. Or anything
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life
hard-life
tough
hard
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Sophie Kinsella |
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eb025d7
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I'm your husband. If you're lost, it's up to me to come and find you.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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6bed2d2
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You get self-obsessed when you're ill. You can't see anything around you.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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aae76ec
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You'd never get tired of a pony. It's a classic. It's, like, the Chanel jacket of toys.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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b45c0d2
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Sweetheart, I know you think it'll be a cathartic experience and you'll say your piece and everyone will come away the wiser,' says Dad. 'But in real life that doesn't happen. I've confronted enough assholes in my time. They never realize they're assholes. Not once. Whatever you say.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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2940af1
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In 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.
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money
success
investment
business
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Sophie Kinsella |
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4237321
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You looked like you wanted to jump his bones right there!" "Jump his bones?" Sadie frowns. "What do you mean?" ..."It's like a pajama party. Except you take off your pajamas." "Oh that." Her face clicks with recognition. You call it 'jumping his bones'?" "Sometimes." I shrug. "What an odd phrase. We used to call it sex." "Oh." I say, discomfited. "Well we do too-" "Or barney-mugging," she adds."
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Sophie Kinsella |
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1520754
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One thing: I can damn well wear lipstick.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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944f11b
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For God's sake. In movies, they fix the note to a dog's collar and it trots off obediently, no nonsense.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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9cf85ab
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I thought marriage was for ever. I really did. I thought Luke and I would grow old and grey together. Or at least, old. (I'm not intending to go grey, ever...)
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Sophie Kinsella |
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0f91e81
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She's been used to hiding her feelings for so long, no wonder her manner can be a little awkward.
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feelings
manner
hiding-feelings
hide
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Sophie Kinsella |
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d29f6e4
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The moment happens, and you make your crucial mistake, and then it's gone and the chance to do anything about it is blown away.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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98be670
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Maybe I could... secretly fix a trailer onto the car when Luke ins't looking? Ot maybe I could wear all my clothes, on top of each other, and say I'm feeling a bit chilly...
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Sophie Kinsella |
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e4cb10a
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You know, this always happens. Whenever I go away, I always think I'll come back to mountains of exciting posts, with parcels and telegrams and letters full of scintillating news - and I'm always disappointed. In fact, I really think someone should set up a company called holidaypost.com which you would pay to write you loads of exciting letters, just so you had something to look forward to when you got home.
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Sophie Kinsella |
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01bf588
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It's a big step, moving to a new city, especially a city as extreme as New York. It's not the same as London..." "I know," I nod. "You have to get your nails done."
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Sophie Kinsella |
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3e3c1d0
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Above all, staring at my old bedroom ceiling, I feel safe. Cocooned from the world; wrapped up in cotton wool. No one can get me here. No one even knows I'm here. I won't get any nasty letters and I won't get any nasty phone calls and I won't get any nasty visitors. It's like a sanctuary. I feel as if I'm fifteen again, with nothing to worry about but my Homework. (And I haven't even got any of that.)
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life
parent-love-and-protection
parents
nostalgia
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Sophie Kinsella |
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016e3fb
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You keep saying 'I'm fine' to people when you're not fine. You think you should be fine. You keep saying to yourself: 'Why aren't I fine?
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Sophie Kinsella |