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My Not So Perfect Life

Sophie Kinsella

Top 10 Best Quotes

“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 life?', remember: It's not. Everyone's got a bright-and-shiny, even if it's hard to find sometimes.”

“Because it’s human nature to hope for impossible things.”

“This is the trouble with meeting people in real life: They don’t come with profiles attached.”

“Take your future into your own hands. Make it happen. Life is a coloring book, but you have the pens.”

“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.”

“I had a choice: Follow my heart or don’t break his. I think in the end I broke a bit of both our hearts.”

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

“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.”

“It’s funny how life works like a seesaw: Some things go up while others plunge down.”

“Commuting in London is basically warfare. It's a constant campaign of claiming territory; inching forward; never relaxing for a moment. Because if you do, someone will step past you. Or step on you.”

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Book Keywords:

public-transport, commute, life, life-lessons, communiting, london

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