Sophie Kinsella Quotes

My voice is clotted with unshed tears.

My earliest, most impactful encounter with a book was when I was seven and awoke early on Christmas morning to find Roald Dahl's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' in my stocking. I had never been so...

I think a lot of people still fantasise about that first love and what might happen if they rekindled the relationship.

Procession For Ye Bride who Changèd Her Minde. No

Yes, Ermintrude. I muster a smile. Ermintrude the hamster. The spotlight finally moves off me, and Dix Donahue comes to the end of his speech, and I look up to see Luke giving me a little wink as he a...

You can always find something you want.

You keep saying 'I'm fine' to people when you're not fine. You think you should be fine. You keep saying to yourself: 'Why aren't I fine?

A man will never love you or treat you as well as a store. If a man doesn’t fit, you can’t exchange him seven days later for a gorgeous cashmere sweater. And a store always smells good. A store can aw...

I wonder if Luke would take a hit of tomato ketchup for me. I might ask him later. Just casually.

The trouble is, depression doesn't come with handy symptoms like spots and a temperature, so you don't realize it at first. You keep saying 'I'm fine' to people when you're not fine. You think you be...

Every time you see someone's bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths too. Of course they do. And every time you see your own crappy truth and feel despair and think, 'Is this my...

Sometimes I hope I’m building up a stockpile of missing laughs, and when I’ve recovered, they’ll all come exploding out in one gigantic fit that lasts twenty-four hours.

Well, I don’t howl. Not quite. But I feel like howling.

I think, if Demeter had to put her religion down on a form, she’d put Organic.

Are you so scared people will hate you?What? I stare at him, not knowing howto react. What are you talking about?He gestures at the phone. Your emails arelike one big cry. Kiss, kiss, hug, hug, please...

OK. The trick is when you've said something embarrassing by mistake is not to overreact. Instead, keep your chin up and pretend nothing happened.

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.

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 pla...

If we don't stick up for the ones we love, then what are we good for?Professor Russell

I hesitate a moment. Wearing his dressing gown seems a bit cutesy. A bit Let me put on your great big manly shirt and allow the sleeves to flap endearingly around my fingers. But I have no choice.