“I think a lot of people still fantasise about that first love and what might happen if they rekindled the relationship.”
Sophie Kinsella“It really is the year 2007. Which means I must be...Oh my God. I'm twenty-eight.I'm old.”
Sophie Kinsella, Remember Me?“Okay. Now my skin is really prickling. I've read all the Harry Potter books, all five of them. I don't remember any half-blood prince."What's this?" Trying to sound casual, I point at the ad, "What's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince?""That's the latest book," Garth the other trainee, says. "It came out ages ago."I can't help gasping. "There's a sixth Harry Potter?""There's a seventh out soon!" Diana steps forward eagerly. "And guess what happens at the end of book six-""Shh!" exclaims Nicole, the other nurse. "Don't tell her!”
Sophie Kinsella, Remember Me?“The thing with giving up is you never know. You never know whether you could have done the job. And I'm sick of not knowing about my life.”
Sophie Kinsella, Remember Me?“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?“People who want to make a million borrow a million first”
Sophie Kinsella, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan“Everyone's moving on without me, into a world I don't understand.”
Sophie Kinsella, Confessions of a Shopaholic“I think a lot of people still fantasise about that first love and what might happen if they rekindled the relationship.”
Sophie Kinsella“I always thought 'chick lit' meant third-person contemporary funny novels, dealing with issues of the day. I mean, it's not the ideal term; when I'm asked to describe what I do, I say I write romantic comedies, cause that's what I feel they are. But I'm quite pragmatic.”
Sophie Kinsella“I never did any training in journalism or in finance, so I really was in the deep end. I got very good at going to press conferences and nodding. I'd figure it out when I got back to the office. Charts and numbers. I've never been great with facts, ever, my whole life. For a journalist, that's not a very good trait.”
Sophie Kinsella“If my writing comes to a halt, I head to the shops: I find them very inspirational. And if I get into real trouble with my plot, I go out for a pizza with my husband.”
Sophie Kinsella