Tania > Tania's Quotes

“Darling, when things go wrong in life, you lift your chin, put on a ravishing smile, mix yourself a little cocktail...”
― Sophie Kinsella

“In the end, you have to choose whether or not to trust someone.”
― Sophie Kinsella, Shopaholic & Baby

“I love new clothes. If everyone could just wear new clothes everyday, I reckon depression wouldn’t exist anymore.”
― Sophie Kinsella, Confessions of a Shopaholic

“L: You want me just to be your... friend?

E: You want the truth? I think you're my guardian angel.

L: What?

E: Do you know what it's like to have someone crash into your life with no warning? When you landed in my office, I was like, Who the fuck is this? But you shook me up. You brought me back to life at a time when I was in limbo. You were just what I needed...
You're just what I need.

L: Well I need you too. So we're even.

E: No, you don't need me. You're doing just fine.

L: Ok. Maybe I don't need you. But... I want you.”
― Sophie Kinsella, Twenties Girl

“My voice is clotted with unshed tears.”
― Sophie Kinsella, Remember Me?

“Now, do you mind telling me what the fuck is going on?”
― Sophie Kinsella

“She was the most beautiful thing you ever saw. She was radiant. And she was wearing this necklace... When you see the necklace in the painting, it all makes sense. He loved her. Even if she lived to one hundred and five without ever getting an answer.”
― Sophie Kinsella, Twenties Girl

“The worst thing a girl can do is trail after a boy when a love affair is dead.”
― Sophie Kinsella, Twenties Girl

“Relationships are all about trust and equality. If one person shares, then the other person should share, too.”
― Sophie Kinsella , Can You Keep a Secret?

“The truth is, some relationships are supposed to last forever, and some are only supposed to last a few days. That’s the way life is.”
― Sophie Kinsella, Can You Keep a Secret?

“It’s the way he had a cup of tea waiting for me when I woke up. It’s the way he turned on his laptop especially for me to look up all my Internet horoscopes and helped me choose the best one. He knows all the crappy, embarrassing bits about me that I normally try to hide from any man for as long as possible… and he loves me anyway.”
― Sophie Kinsella, Can You Keep a Secret?

“A real relationship is two-way.”
― Sophie Kinsella, Can You Keep a Secret?

“If you can't be honest with your friends and colleagues and loved ones, then what is life all about?”
― Sophie Kinsella, Can You Keep a Secret?

“Emma, I'm sorry, I can't help you. This is a disaster. You're completely vulnerable. It's like going into battle in a nightie.”
― Sophie Kinsella, Can You Keep a Secret?

“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, Mini Shopaholic

“Never give up on something you really want. However impossible things seem, there's always a way.”
― Sophie Kinsella, Mini Shopaholic

“I had fun. That’s what I believe in. Fun, flings, the sizzle. It starts as a shiver, when you see a man for the first time. And then he meets your eye and the shiver runs down your back and becomes a sizzle in your stomach and you think 'I want to dance with that man.' You dance, you have a cocktail or two, you flirt.”
― Sophie Kinsella, Twenties Girl

“We’re on this planet for too short a time. And at the end of the day, what’s more important? Knowing that a few meaningless figures balanced—or knowing that you were the person you wanted to be?”
― Sophie Kinsella

“Still, that's the point of love; you love someone despite their flaws.”
― Sophie Kinsella, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan

“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.”
― Sophie Kinsella, Remember Me?

“I've always had this deep-down conviction that I'm not like everybody else, and there's an amazingly exciting new life waiting for me just around the corner.”
― Sophie Kinsella, Can You Keep a Secret?

“Don't beat yourself up for not knowing the answers. You don't always have to know who you are. You don't have to have the big picture, or know where you're heading. Sometimes, it's enough just to know what you're going to do next.”
― Sophie Kinsella, The Undomestic Goddess

“Life takes us on different paths... It's not up to us to evaluate or judge them, merely respect and embrace them.
(Lara Lington - to Sadie Lancaster)”
― Sophie Kinsella, Twenties Girl

“She believes in love and romance. She believes her life is one day going to be transformed into something wonderful and exciting. She has hopes and fears and worries, just like anyone. Sometimes she feels frightened. Sometimes she feels unloved. Sometimes she feels she will never gain approval from those people who are most important to her. But she’s brave and good-hearted and faces her life head-on.”
― Sophie Kinsella

“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.”
― Sophie Kinsella, Twenties Girl

“You can't just switch off your feelings because the other person did.”
― Sophie Kinsella, Twenties Girl

“You love the bitch from hell? Well then, you must be nuts.”
― Sophie Kinsella, Remember Me?

“Oh fuck. I shouldn't have said that.”
― Sophie Kinsella, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan

“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, Mini Shopaholic

“This is me, remember?" retorts Suze. "I know what you're like! You used to throw all your bank statements into the trash and hope a complete stranger would pay off your bills!"

This is what happens. You tell your friends your most personal secrets, and they use them against you.”
― Sophie Kinsella, Shopaholic Ties the Knot