Sophie Kinsella

“To have someone who never makes a mistake, never finds her personal life in disarray, never worries about work-life balance? I think that would be unreal. What I'm writing is real.”

“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.”

“I've never felt so bereft and panicky. What do I do without my phone? How do I function? My hand keeps automatically reaching for my phone in its usual place in my pocket. Every instinct in me wants to text someone, 'OMG, I've lost my phone! ' but how can do that without a bloody phone?”

“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.”

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

“We're all to driven by materialism. Obsessed with success. With money. With trying to impress people who'll never be impressed.”

“There is something exciting about saving up for a special treat. Bring back the piggy bank!”

“Everyone's moving on without me, into a world I don't understand.”

“I'm an impulse buyer. I don't really go out with a list.”

“They were even talking about buying a bodyguard, can you believe it? I mean, what on earth would I look like, turning up with a bodyguard? Actually, I'd look pretty cool and mysterious, wouldn't I? That might have been quite a good idea.”

“Love is all that counts in this crazy, mixed-up world...”

“I'm Cinderella. No, I'm better than Cinderella, because she only got the prince, didn't she? I'm Cinderella with fab teeth and a shit-hot job.”

“A relationship is a game of chess.”

“In business, if you want to make money, you have to spend money. If you want to have a result, you have to make an investment.”

“People used to ask me for advice, and I'd say, 'Please, don't ask me!' Yes, I did economics at Oxford, but that's not the same as having a broad knowledge of personal finance.”

“You don't just get over it. And it doesn't make any difference if you're supposedly a grown-up. It never goes away.”

“The great thing about being a novelist is that you organize your own day.”

“If I've learned one lesson from all that's happened to me, it's that there is no such thing as the biggest mistake of your existence. There's no such thing as ruining your life. Life's a pretty resilient thing, it turns out.”

“It's just, there's something compelling about very beautiful people. Especially strong-jawed men with stubble and intense eyes. You fall under their spell and believe anything they say.”

“Everyone should keep a dream journal, did you know that?”