Sophie Kinsella

Mum always says the right thing. She always makes everything better.

There__ no such thing as ruining your life. Life__ a pretty resilient thing, it turns out.

Oh God, I'm miss­ing the gene which makes you grow up and buy a flat in Streatham and start visiting Homebase every weekend. Everyone's moving on without me, into a world I don't understand.

So I'm biding my time, like a surfer waiting for a wave. I'm pretty good at surfing, as it happens, and I know the wave will come. When the moment is right, I'll get Demeter's attention. She'll look at my stuff, everything will click, and I'll start riding my life. Not paddling, paddling, paddling, like I am right now.

If your life's at a juncture and you need to think about things, there's nowhere better than home. However old you are.

Visiting any shop for the first time is exciting. There's always that buzz as you push open the door; that hope; that belief - that this is going to be the shop of all shops, which will bring you everything you ever wanted, at magically low prices.

I can never resist telling people good news. I mean, why not brighten someone else's life too?

she is the only woman I've ever known who could make a man call.Ever

sometimes you don't need a goal in life, you don't need to know the big picture. you just need to know what you're going to do next!

London is one of the most fascinating, historic, amazing cities in the world!

Other people's eyes are limitless and that's what scares me.

Never tell a man all about yourself, it's bound to lead to trouble.

As 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.

She's been used to hiding her feelings for so long, no wonder her manner can be a little awkward.

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.