... what would Poirot do? Poirot wouldn't flap around in a panic. He'd stay calm and use his little grey cells and recall some tiny, vital detail which would be the clue to everything.

Some things are best left a blur. Births and Visa Bills.

When I shop, the world gets better, and the world is better, but then it's not, and I need to do it again. (Confessions of a Shopaholic-the movie)

I chose to publish the first 'Shopaholic' book under a pseudonym because I wanted it to be judged on its own merits.

There's no luck in business. There's only drive, determination, and more drive.

Life is like an escalator. You see, it carries you on regardless. And you might as well enjoy the view and seize every opportunity while you're passing. Otherwise, it'll be too late.

I had a craving for pineapple and a pink cardigan" - Becky Bloomwood Shopaholic and Baby

Our eyes met in the math class. How were we to know that trigonometry would lead to matrimony?

This is what happens. You tell your friends your most personal secrets, and they use them against you.

I love new clothes. If everyone could just wear new clothes everyday, I reckon depression wouldn’t exist anymore.

Wow. I've never been a VIP before. I've never even been a IP.

The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.

Half the time you think your thinking you’re actually listening

Homer must have felt this pressure to come up with an epic poem that would sound totally new to an audience that had loved his previous best-seller.

Prejudice doesn't make me mad. It just - I guess 'pisses me off' is the word.

As an actor, I like to get a bit of momentum going with a character and kind of work a bit quicker. I mean, not crazy-fast, but, you know, five or six pages a day is a nice pace.

Commas, like nuns, often travel in pairs.

I've seen that mixture of resignation and hopelessness before; its usually in my mirror.

You are Brilliant and the Earth is Hiring.

Understanding future warfare is the most important responsibility of those who must defend a nation from future enemies!

I think that walking down the middle of the street with several thousand people who share your deepest beliefs is one of the best ways to take a walk.