Quite quickly I grew less deranged. I had begun the process of calming down, assimilating and compromising, which is necessary to live comfortably in the world as it is, and probably is why its imbalance never changes. But underneath, my… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
That's when the idea for Mad About the Boy arrived. It wasn't even a Bridget [Jones] story initially - then I realized I was writing in Bridget's voice and it grew from there into a Bridget novel. — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
“I will not fall for any of the following: alcoholics, workaholics, commitment phobics, people with girlfriends or wives, misogynists, megalomanics, chauvists, emotional fuckwits or… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
“barometer of success in later life is not that they always win, but how they deal with failure. An ability to pick themselves up… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
“One has to be in control, otherwise the whole dynamic becomes a total disaster.” — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
“it’s a bit like if we were on a planet where all the space creatures were short, green and fat. Except a very few… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
If we can't have comedy books written about aspects of womanhood without going into a panic attack about it, then we haven't got very… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
Though with Bridget Jones's Baby: the Diaries, I'd like to make it clear that I did not ever get pregnant by two men. — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
I'd always hoped to write the story as a novel, but there was a long period when the [Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries] movie… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
“Resolution number one: Obviously will lose twenty pounds. Number two: Always put last night's panties in the laundry basket. Equally important, will find sensible… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
With most of the events in the books [ Bridget Jones Diaries ] I draw a little bit from my own life and some… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
I always market research my books before I hand them in by showing them to five or six close friends who I trust to… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
“It’s no good. When someone leaves you, apart from missing them, apart from the fact that the whole little world you’ve created together collapses,… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
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