“I have a head for business and a body for sin. Unfortunately, the sin appears to be gluttony.”
― Jenny Colgan, quote from Meet Me at the Cupcake Café
“Life was always easier, reflected Issy, when you were carrying a large Tupperware full of cakes. Everyone was happy to see you then.”
― Jenny Colgan, quote from Meet Me at the Cupcake Café
“Baking is...Life. So when you describe what you're making, you must describe life. Do you see? It's not just recipes..”
― Jenny Colgan, quote from Meet Me at the Cupcake Café
“I want to go to the party!’
‘I said no.’
‘I’ve been totally good.’
‘You shot me with an arrow.”
― Jenny Colgan, quote from Meet Me at the Cupcake Café
“Some’ll rob you blind, some’ll kick you when you’re down, but you spread some good feeling and some warmth about, and people like that. Aye.”
― Jenny Colgan, quote from Meet Me at the Cupcake Café
“Muffins are just an American way of saying, ‘I eat cake for breakfast.”
― Jenny Colgan, quote from Meet Me at the Cupcake Café
“She was at that age now where if she made too much fuss over them everyone assumed she was desperately broody and felt sorry for her, whereas if she wasn’t interested enough she was considered bitter and jealous and also secretly desperate for a baby but not able to show it. It was a minefield.”
― Jenny Colgan, quote from Meet Me at the Cupcake Café
“Email was great, but she did miss being excited by the post. That was probably why people did so much Internet shopping, she reckoned. So they had a parcel to look forward to.”
― Jenny Colgan, quote from Meet Me at the Cupcake Café
“Those were the 4:00 a.m. thoughts, when she felt so worthless and inadequate that it was almost funny. Not funny, but almost.”
― Jenny Colgan, quote from Meet Me at the Cupcake Café
“How lovely to work at something you loved and knew you were great at, even if it was for a pittance and you occasionally got punched.”
― Jenny Colgan, quote from Meet Me at the Cupcake Café
“He was from that generation—the type who didn’t change things just because they were tired of them, or they were outdated. You bought something, or married someone, and stuck with it.”
― Jenny Colgan, quote from Meet Me at the Cupcake Café
Jenny Colgan
Born place: in Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland, The United Kingdom
Born date January 1, 1972
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“The mind forgets, but the heart will always remember. And what is the heart’s memory but love itself?”
― Tan Twan Eng, quote from The Gift of Rain
“...Except when I was alone. I'd hate myself. It's how we feel about ourselves when we're alone that must guide our decisions.”
― Tom Rob Smith, quote from The Farm
“When describing both the act of defecating and the substance of fecal matter itself, biologists prefer to use the scientific term "poop." It's both a noun and a verb. A popular field of biology called scatology is the study of scat, which is not to be confused with mere poop. Although technically they're the same, we call it "scat" if we are studying it to learn something about the health and diet of an animal. When the animal has pooped on us or has ruined something with his pooping, we tend to use the term "shit," as in, "Oh, man, he just shit down the back of my neck." So if it's on the ground, it's poop. If it's under your microscope, it's scat. If it's running down your neck, it's shit.”
― quote from Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl
“Hey, Kami. I was wondering if I could get a dance with the best-looking girl in the room."
"Sure," Kami said. "Go ask Angela. Take your life in your hands. I'll miss you and all, but I'm going to give her an alibi for the murder, because that's what best friends do.”
― Sarah Rees Brennan, quote from Unmade
“I already miss him and he hasn't even left yet.”
― Estelle Maskame, quote from Did I Mention I Love You?
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