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The 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...f..
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Thinking back, perhaps it took me longer than it should have to guess that he wasn't playing ball, so to speak. In fact, he actually had to punch me in the face get me off him - although he was very apologetic about it afterward.
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You're perfect,' he says almost fiercely. 'You don't need to change one hair. One freckle. One little toe. And if it's me that's made you feel you should do this ... then there's something wrong with me.
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Family's the most important thing.
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twenty
important
importance
girl
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But, come on, even the waiting list for that new Prada bag was only a year. No school can be more exclusive than a limited-edition Prada bag, surely?
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Look into your heart- and go after what you really want.
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love
shopaholic
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Love is all that counts in this crazy, mixed-up world...
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world
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shopaholic
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Not a cute little whimper. Not a plaintive little wail. A full-throated, piercing "This Woman Has Kidnapped Me, Call the Cops" scream." --
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Luke!...We have to be able to do cool dancing so we don't embarrass our child!" "I'm a very cool dancer," replies Luke. "Very cool indeed," "No you're not!" "I had dance lessons in my teens, you know," he retorts. "I can waltz like Fred Astire." "Waltz?" I echo derisively. "That's not cool! We need to know all the street moves. Watch me." I do a couple funky head-wriggle body-pop maneuvers, like they do on rap videos. When I look up, Luke i..
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I learned that failing doesn't mean you are a failure; it just means you're a human being.
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And, no, they haven't done it." I put him out of his misery. "Done what?" asks Noah. "Put the sausage in the cupcake," says Lorcan, draining his coffee. "Lorcan!" I snap. "Don't say things like that!" Noah explodes with laughter. "Put the sausage in the cupcake!" he crows. "The sausage in the cupcake!" Great. I glare at Lorcan, who stares back, unmoved. And, anyway, cupcake? I've never heard it called that."
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wedding-night
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Sophie Kinsella |
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Mum always says the right thing. She always makes everything better.
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mum
parent
mother
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Becky . . ." Luke looks at me carefully. "Have you ever been on a horse in your life?" "Yes! Of course I have!" Once. When I was ten. And I fell off.
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Why did he have to choose tonight to turn into the perfect husband?
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These corners are getting a bit bulky." Mum looks consideringly at the catalog. "Maybe we should fold down if we're not interested in the page."
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He said when you use your brain, no-one comes near you for ingenuity
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I mean . . . take the Lord of the Rings movies--they've got loads of messages. Like "Don't lose your ring."
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A cold dismay creeps over me. Oh okay, maybe I did once kind of pretend I had a stalker. Which I shouldn't have done. But I mean, just because you invent one tiny stalker - that doesn't make you a complete nut case, does it?
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People break up. It's just the way things are. And you can't dwell on what might have been. You have to look at what is.
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And then Jo met Professor Bhaer, so we had to watch that bit. And then Beth died. So I guess the March sisters were on their own jagged graph too.
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I can't help giving her the Mummy Once-Over myself, and she's one of those mothers who wears Crocs over nubbly homemade socks. (Why would you do that? Why?)
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I wonder if Luke would take a hit of tomato ketchup for me. I might ask him later. Just casually.
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OK.Now, I may be engaged, but I'm not going to get carried away.
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He leans forward and his mouth brushes briefly against mine, and I feel... nothing. I was hoping our first kiss would trigger all sorts of memories or sensations, maybe a sudden image of Paris or our wedding, or our first snog. But as he draws away I feel totally, one hundred percent blank. I can see the anticipation in Eric's face and quickly search for something encouraging to say. "That was lovely! Very..." I trail off, unable to think o..
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Underpants! Underpants!
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wedding-night
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London is one of the most fascinating, historic, amazing cities in the world!
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town
london
city
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It was about how you have to be strong to break free from abuse and not constantly measure yourself against toxic people but stand strong and distinct like a healthy tree. Not some stunted, falling-over, co-dependent victim tree. Or whatever.
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She's not talking to me. She's talking to the Imaginary Daily Mail Judge, who constantly watches her life and gives it marks out of ten.
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Have you ever shaken up a compass and see the arrow whirling around, trying to find a place to settle? Well, that's my brain. It's all over the place.
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Bloody heads and hearts, never match up, do they?
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It's amazing how an otherwise intelligent person can become a credulous fool as soon as you mention the words "organic," "authentic," and "Gweneth Paltrow."
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gweneth-paltrow
organic
hipsters
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This is the last time I ever get a private detective off the internet.
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It's time for some bigger steps. You need to push yourself, Audrey. You won't know till you try. I believe you can cope with it.
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He's not a food fascist," I say, feeling an immediate need to defend Eric. "He just...cares about nutrition." "He's Hitler. If he could round up every loaf of bread and put it in a camp, he would."
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Every time you see someone's bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths too.
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When we suffer prolonged anxiety, we have a tendency to become self-obsessed...You believe the whole world is thinking about you constantly. You believe the world is judging you and talking about you...The more you engage with the outside world, the more you'll be able to turn down the volume on those worries. You'll see that they're unfounded. You'll see that the world is a very busy and varied place and most people have the attention span..
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If you want to get ahead, you have to create your own chances. You have to carve out your own opportunities.
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AI guess that's what happens when you have no Botox, make-up or fake tan. You have expressions instead.
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These academic guys have to feel important. They give papers and present TV programs to show they're useful and valuable. But you do useful, valuable work every day. You don't need to prove anything. How many people have you treated? Hundreds. You've reduced their pain. You've made hundreds of people happier. Has Antony Tavish made anyone happier?" I'm sure there's something wrong"
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Bex...why did you buy an inflatable canoe?' 'It's for you to lie on. Or something.' 'And a watering can?' 'I couldn't find a plant spray.'Breathlessly I start shoving bags into the taxi. 'But why do I need a plant spray?' 'Look,it wasn't my idea, OK?' I say defensively.
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If Muhammad won't come to the mountain, the mountain has to cancel all his plans and get on a plane.
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Trust Jess to get engaged all discreetly and not say a word. I'd have run straight in, saying, "Guess what? Look at my pebble ring!"
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What if our children are all super-bright and I can't understand what they're saying and they look down on me because I haven't got a PhD?
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Spoiled?" Mum cuts her off with a laugh. "Nonsense! There's nothing wrong with Minnie, is there, my precious? She knows her own mind!" She strokes Minnie's hair fondly, then looks up again. "Becky, love, you were exactly the same at her age. Exactly the same."
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