“Never give up on something you really want. However impossible things seem, there's always a way.”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“You don't need to change one hair. One freckle. One little toe. And if its me thats made you feel you should do this..then there's something wrong with me. -Luke Brandon”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“Honestly, shopping beats therapy, anytime. It costs the same and you get a dress out of it.”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“I bet he never goes on YouTube. He's too busy. It's only tragic cases like you and me who are always online.”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“You won’t let me buy any clothes. Now you won’t let me buy a road map, either!
I need to spend some money or I’m going to go crazy!”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“I need good coffee!" I say in horror. "It's my only luxury!"
I can't live with my parents and drink bad coffee. It's not humanly possible.
Becky talking about cutting back with her parents.”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“There are some things I don't understand about Jess and never will. No wedding dress. No flowers. No photo album. No champagne. The only thing she got out of her wedding was a husband. (I mean, obviously the husband is the main point when you get married. Absolutely. That goes without saying. But still, not even a new pair of shoes?)”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“A party like this isn't about the surprise factor. It's about someone going to so much trouble that it just... overwhelms you.”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“Maybe my identity's been stolen. Or maybe I was sleep-shopping!”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“You'd never get tired of a pony. It's a classic. It's, like, the Chanel jacket of toys.”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“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.”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“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?”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“Mum always says the right thing. She always makes everything better.”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“Why did he have to choose tonight to turn into the perfect husband?”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“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?)”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“I wonder if Luke would take a hit of tomato ketchup for me. I might ask him later. Just casually.”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“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.”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“Love. This is a lorry, not a Ferrari.”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“In honor of my goddaughter’s christening, I will perform ‘The Real Slim Shady,’ by Eminem,” he says confidently.”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“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!”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“It'll be George Michael all over again," Dad mutters darkly to Mum, and I give a sharp intake of breath. That is AGAINST our family code. No one was supposed to mention George Michael ever again. We even turn off "Carless Whisper" whenever it comes on.”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“I've taken over the guest room wardrobe too- plus, I've arranged all my shoes on the bookshelves on the landing. (I put the books in boxes. No one ever read them. anyway.)”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“A mother in J Brand skinny jeans with an impeccably dressed daughter walks past, giving me the Mummy Once-over, and I flinch. Since I had Minnie, I’ve learned that the Mummy Once-over is even more savage than the Manhattan Once-over. In the Mummy Once-over, they don’t just assess and price your clothes to the nearest penny in one sweeping glance. Oh no. They also take in your child’s clothes, pram brand, nappy bag, snack choice and whether your child is smiling, snotty or screaming. Which I know is a lot to take in, in a one-second glance, but believe me, mothers are multi-taskers.”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“- Wir haben eine Verabredung getroffen. Luke kauft sich kein Auto, und ich kaufe mir keine neuen Sachen. Jedenfalls nicht bis Oktober.
- Aber Bex! - Suze sieht richtig besorgt aus. - Ist das für dich nicht ungesund? Ich meine, ist es nicht ungesund, wenn man einfach so auf Totalentzug gesetzt wird? Ich hab das mal im Fernsehen gesehen. Die Leute fangen an zu zittern und kriegen Blackouts. Ist dir auch schon zitterig?
Oh, mein Gott. Ich habe noch nie daran gedacht, dass ich meine Gesundheit gefährden könnte, wenn ich das Shoppen aufgebe. Sollte ich lieber mal zum Arzt?”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
“-Hören Sie genau zu, ich werde es nur einmal sagen. - Mit Grabestimme flüstere ich ins Telefon. - Ich organisiere eine Überraschungsparty für Lukes Geburtstag. Die Sache ist streng geheim, und Sie sind der siebte Mensch auf der Welt, der davon erfährt.
Fast möchte ich hinzufügen: `Und jetzt muss ich Sie erschießen.´”
― Sophie Kinsella, quote from Mini Shopaholic
Sophie Kinsella
Born place: in London, England, The United Kingdom
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“I am sorry," said the machine, slumping at the shoulders. "I will try to have the right answer, if you will come back later." I put my hand on the creature's shoulder. "It's all right; I don't know, either. But spiders are funny and determined things, and must be treated carefully." "Yes," she said. "It is the same with clocks".”
― Catherynne M. Valente, quote from In the Cities of Coin and Spice
“But God had showed her where she needed to be, and the answer was clearer than water.”
― Karen Kingsbury, quote from Forgiven
“Indeed. When I think about it, I can hardly stay still - I want to run around the Milone Company, swatting at the ass of every employee I see.”
― Isuna Hasekura, quote from Spice & Wolf, Vol. 01
“It was strange to stand there in front of the mirror and see myself like I was my own best friend, a kid wanted to hang with forever. This was a boy I could travel to the seacoasts with, a boy I'd like to meet up with in foreign cities like Calcutta and London and Brazil, a boy I could trust who also had a good sense of humor and liked smoked oysters from a can and good weed and the occasional 40 ounces of malt. If I was going to be alone for the rest of my life this was the person I wanted to be alone with.”
― Russell Banks, quote from Rule of the Bone
“En dan is er nog iets met dat licht. Iemand die van iemand anders houdt, zegt altijd dat dat komt doordat die ander zo mooi is, op een of ander manier, van buiten of van binnen, of allebei, terwijl andere mensen daar vaak niets van zien, en meestal is het ook niet zo. Maar wie altijd mooi is, is degene die liefheeft, want hij heeft lief en wordt bestraald door dat licht. Er is een man die van mij houdt en die mij op een bepaalde manier ontzettend mooi vindt, maar dat ben ik helemaal niet. Hij is mooi, al is hij op allerlei manieren ontzettend lelijk. En ik ben ook mooi, maar alleen omdat ik ook van hem houd – al weet hij dat niet. Hij denkt van niet, maar ik houd van hem.”
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