Top 300 Sophie Kinsella Quotes (2024 Update)
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201. “But nothing changes if nothing changes. I saw that slogan on a T-shirt the other day, and it really resonated. I’ve changed. My horizons have shifted, And if I want to keep growing and changing, I need to challenge myself.”

— Sophie Kinsella

202. “God, real people are so disappointing. I’m sure she would have done it better in the box-set version.”

— Sophie Kinsella

203. “You need some accessories. Some businesswoman-type accessories.” “Like what? A Filofax?”

— Sophie Kinsella

204. “Yes, I made the mistake of falling in love with a man without any feelings. Now it all makes sense.”

— Sophie Kinsella

205. “Whoever started the rumor that life has to be perfect is a very wicked person, if you ask me.”

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206. “My aunt grows special rhubarb in dark sheds. They keep it dark and warm all winter and harvest it by candlelight and it’s the best stuff. She sells it for a fortune, btw.”

— Sophie Kinsella

207. “She has amazing eyebrows. Some people are just granted amazing eyebrows, and she’s one of them.”

— Sophie Kinsella

208. “Books are educational; so you can buy as many as you want.” Sophie Kinsella, shopping at the Limelight Marketplace.”

— Sophie Kinsella

209. “I feel like I’ve been on this massive long, lonely journey, and none of my friends could ever understand it, even Natalie. I think I kind of hated them for that.”

— Sophie Kinsella

210. “If love is easy, you’re not doing it right.”

— Sophie Kinsella

211. “We’re just looking and looking at each other. And I can feel something new between us, something even more intimate than anything we’ve done. Eye to eye. It’s the most powerful connection in the world.”

— Sophie Kinsella

212. “It’s amazing how an otherwise intelligent person can become a credulous fool as soon as you mention the words “organic,” “authentic,” and “Gweneth Paltrow.”

— Sophie Kinsella

213. “I know friends should be supportive of each other’s life decisions and all that.”

— Sophie Kinsella

214. “I trail away into silence. I’ve just shared details of my condom use with my son’s teacher. I’m not sure how that happened.”

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215. “I can do this, I tell myself firmly. I can be attracted to him. It’s just a matter of self control and possibly also getting very drunk. So I lift my glass and take several huge gulps. I can feel the bubbles surging into my head, singing happily “I’m going to be a millionaire’s wife! I’m going to be a millionaire’s wife!” And when I look back at Tarquin, he already looks a bit more attractive. Alcohol is obviously going to be the key to our marital status.”

— Sophie Kinsella

216. “Do you respond to every e-mail you get, Becky?” Luke turns, incredulous. “Do you have a fine selection of Viagra substitutes too?”

— Sophie Kinsella

217. “But sometimes it’s hard to bear his disappointment at life as well as my own.”

— Sophie Kinsella

218. “I learned that failing doesn’t mean you are a failure; it just means you’re a human being.”

— Sophie Kinsella

219. “Other people’s eyes are limitless and that’s what scares me.”

— Sophie Kinsella

220. “I can’t move. I’m paralyzed in the middle of the street, like the donkey in that Aesop’s fable who couldn’t choose between the bales of hay. They’ll find me in years to come, still frozen to the spot, clutching my credit card.”

— Sophie Kinsella

221. “The parents are in charge of all the stuff like technology in the house and time on screens and hours on social media, but then their computer goes wrong and they’re like a baby, going, “What happened to my document?” “I can’t get Facebook.” “How do I load a picture? Double-click what? What does that mean?” And we have to sort it out for them.”

— Sophie Kinsella

222. “And then Jo met Professor Bhaer, so we had to watch that bit. And then Beth died. So I guess the March sisters were on their own jagged graph too.”

— Sophie Kinsella

223. “Mothers are multi-taskers.”

— Sophie Kinsella

224. “But sometimes you have to be brave. Sometimes you have to show people what’s important in life. And I have this very strong gut instinct that what I’ve done is the right thing. Maybe not the easy thing – but the right thing.”

— Sophie Kinsella

225. “Why did he have to choose tonight to turn into the perfect husband?”

— Sophie Kinsella

226. “Maybe I could... secretly fix a trailer onto the car when Luke ins’t looking? Ot maybe I could wear all my clothes, on top of each other, and say I’m feeling a bit chilly...”

— Sophie Kinsella

227. “Mum always says the right thing. She always makes everything better.”

— Sophie Kinsella

228. “I think your smile looks like an orange segment.”

— Sophie Kinsella

229. “And the point is, it’s something to aspire to, something to hope for. One day my life will match my Instagram posts. One day!”

— Sophie Kinsella

230. “Honestly, do these people have nothing better to do than engage in stupid mindless speculation about people they don’t know?”

— Sophie Kinsella

231. “The whole point about T-shirts is you choose them in the morning according to your mood, like crystals, or aromatherapy oils.”

— Sophie Kinsella

232. “OK, I have to make sure we’re on the same page here. Because I might mean one thing and she might mean, intending to start a Cordon Bleu course when I get back to England.”

— Sophie Kinsella

233. “He leans forward, and this time there’s no hesitation. His mouth lands on mine, sweet and firm. He’s kissing me. Jack.”

— Sophie Kinsella

234. “The trouble is, I’m sorry doesn’t power anything. It drags you down.”

— Sophie Kinsella

235. “Love is finding one person infinitely fascinating.”

— Sophie Kinsella

236. “If it’s in the bin, it’s public property.”

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237. “The moment happens, and you make your crucial mistake, and then it’s gone and the chance to do anything about it is blown away.”

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238. “They talk about “body language,” as if we all speak it the same. But everyone has their own dialect. For me right now, for example, swiveling my body right away and staring rigidly at the corner means, “I like you.” Because I didn’t run away and shut myself in the bathroom. I just hope he realizes that.”

— Sophie Kinsella

239. “Have you ever shaken up a compass and seen the arrow whirling around, trying to find a place to settle?” says Alex abruptly. “Well, that’s my brain. It’s all over the place.”

— Sophie Kinsella

240. “I think I’ve finally worked out how to feel good about life. Every time you see someone’s bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths too. Of course they do.”

— Sophie Kinsella

241. “Sometimes I worry my ideas might dry up’, he says, an odd tone to his voice. ‘I’m not sure who I’d be without them. Sometimes I think I’m really just an empty vessel floating about, downloading ideas and not much else.”

— Sophie Kinsella

242. “How many divorces are caused by the word nothing? I think this would be a very interesting statistic.”

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243. “You have no idea how many people there are in the world until you start getting freaked out by them.”

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

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245. “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.”

— Sophie Kinsella

246. “AI guess that’s what happens when you have no Botox, make-up or fake tan. You have expressions instead.”

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247. “I’m not quite sure if he’s talking to me or to himself, but every word he says feels like a drop of Wise Potion. I want to hear more. I want him to tell me all the answers to life.”

— Sophie Kinsella

248. “No wife wants to hear that her husband is less than perfect.”

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

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250. “But here’s the thing, if you’re responsible for someone’s money, you’ve got to be able to ask questions. Doesn’t matter if you sound stupid.”

— Sophie Kinsella