Self-Improvement

I refuse to be defeated by a bad man and an American stick insect. Instead, I choose vodka. And Chaka Khan.

Helen Fielding – Bridget Jones Diary

There’s nothing so unattractive to a man as strident feminism.

Helen Fielding – Bridget Jones Diary

It is a truth universally acknowledged that when one part of your life starts going okay, another falls spectacularly to pieces.

Helen Fielding – Bridget Jones Diary

I will not sulk about having no boyfriend, but develop inner poise and authority and sense of self as a woman of substance.

Helen Fielding – Bridget Jones Diary

It struck me as pretty ridiculous to be called Mr. Darcy and to stand on your own looking snooty at a party. It’s like being called Heathcliff and insisting on spending the entire evening in the garden, shouting ‘Cathy’ and banging your head against a tree.

Helen Fielding – Bridget Jones Diary