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“They said I was a valued customer, now they send me hate mail.”

Sophie Kinsella könyv The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic

“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 könyv Twenties Girl

“There's nothing like your mother's sympathetic voice to make you want to burst into tears.”

Sophie Kinsella könyv The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic

“Mind your own Brazilian!" The words fly out of my mouth before I can stop them. Oops.

OK. The trick when you've said something embarrassing by mistake is to pretend nothing happened.”

Sophie Kinsella könyv I've Got Your Number

“I know what it's like to squander all your hours and all your tears and all your heart on something which turns out to be nothing. Don't waste your time.”

Sophie Kinsella könyv Twenties Girl

“He so did not sit down and have a proper talk with her. I know it. He probably sent her a brief text, saying, Over. Sam.”

Sophie Kinsella könyv I've Got Your Number

“Every instinct in me wants to text someone OMG, I've lost my phone! but how can I do that without a bloody phone?”

Sophie Kinsella könyv I've Got Your Number

“When I shop, the world gets better, and the world is better, but then it's not, and I need to do it again.
(Confessions of a Shopaholic-the movie)”

Sophie Kinsella

“Hi."

"Hi." I shrug, as though to say "Whatever."

In my peripheral vision I can see Magnus exhale. He looks a teeny bit nervous.

"So."

"So." I can play this game too.

"Poppy."

"Poppy. I mean, Magnus." I scowl. He caught me out.”

Sophie Kinsella könyv I've Got Your Number

“The thing about lying to your parents is, you have to do it to protect them.
It’s for their own good.”

Sophie Kinsella könyv Twenties Girl

“My voice is clotted with unshed tears.”

Sophie Kinsella könyv Remember Me?

“Life takes us on different paths… It's not up to us to evaluate or judge them, merely respect and embrace them.
(Lara Lington - to Sadie Lancaster)”

Sophie Kinsella könyv Twenties Girl

“I can see the warmth. He's falling for me.”

Sophie Kinsella könyv Twenties Girl

“Honestly, shopping beats therapy, anytime. It costs the same and you get a dress out of it.”

Sophie Kinsella könyv Mini Shopaholic

“I can't get over this. Dad isn't Sam's dad? Dad is a friend? How was I supposed to know that? People shouldn't be allowed to sign themselves as Dad unless they are your dad. It should be the law.”

Sophie Kinsella könyv I've Got Your Number

“Don’t think about it. Don’t think about what could have been. It’s too unbearable.”

Sophie Kinsella könyv The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic

“Your father always tries to see the good side of people; to find the excuse. But sometimes there isn't a good side. There isn't an excuse.
(Mom - to Lara Lington)”

Sophie Kinsella könyv Twenties Girl

“We're all confused, Samantha. We all need more time to think. That's life. Get over it.”

Sophie Kinsella könyv The Undomestic Goddess

“But, Audrey, that's what life is. We're all on a jagged graph. I know I am. Up a bit, down a bit. That's life.”

Sophie Kinsella könyv Finding Audrey

“It's his mother's birthday? But he didn't tell me. I don't have a card. I don't have a gift. How could he do this to me?

Men are crap.”

Sophie Kinsella könyv I've Got Your Number

“(I’ve often noticed that people equate “having a sense of humour” with “being an insensitive moron.”)”

Sophie Kinsella könyv Finding Audrey

“Emma, I'm sorry, I can't help you. This is a disaster. You're completely vulnerable. It's like going into battle in a nightie.”

Sophie Kinsella könyv Can You Keep a Secret?

“I did a lot of shopping for her in Tokyo because the colors here are very conservative. A shopaholic would have a coat in every color and lots of accessories”

Sophie Kinsella könyv The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic

“I hurl the glass teapot to the ground.

we both stare at it, stunned.

"it was supposed to break," I explain after a pause, " and that was going to signify that yes, I would throw something away. If I knew it wasn't right for me.”

Sophie Kinsella könyv Can You Keep a Secret?

“That's the way it goes. Some things happen and some things don't. This one is obviously just wasn't meant to be. Except deep down… I still believe it was.”

Sophie Kinsella könyv The Undomestic Goddess

“Sam doesn't hesitate for a minute.
'You say, "Mr and Mrs Tavish, you're making me feel inferior. Do you really think I'm inferior or is it just in my mind?”

Sophie Kinsella könyv I've Got Your Number

“Some of us have hearts, you know. Some of us don't give up on true love.”

Sophie Kinsella könyv Twenties Girl

“you can always find something you want.”

Sophie Kinsella könyv The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic

“What is love? No one knows what love is, exactly. No one can define it. No one can prove it.”

Sophie Kinsella könyv I've Got Your Number