I wasn't lonely as a child. I was the eldest of four and always had lots of people around me. — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
Find me a first novel that doesn't have parallels with the author's life. — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
I love anchovies in sauces, but on their own, they're repellent: their lurid pink bodies spook me out. — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
I didn't finish my A-levels so there was always a part of me that wanted to be taken seriously. — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
None of the sample sizes ever fit me at the photo shoots. One would think that would've made me want to lose… — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
I was lucky because my upbringing was so eccentric. It has helped me cope with unreal situations. — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
There's no pressure on me to be a particular weight. But I loathe being renowned as a 'larger' model. It makes me… — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
I think with girls you have a real responsibility in terms of how you discuss the physical. Talking about your looks or body in… — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
When I modeled, my name always came with a preface: 'the voluptuous Sophie Dahl.' I was the anti-waif, as round as a Rubens. — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
When I was a child, I named my rabbit Pancake and my guinea pig Maple Syrup. — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
It is hard finding clothes that fit. At the German Vogue shoot most of the clothes were undone at the back. — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
When I began modelling I was completely unprepared for the onslaught of curiosity it carried with it. — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
Fashion should be about making clothes that make all women look beautiful, not making women starve so that they can fit in a size 8. — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
How I view my body hasn't been uncomplicated, but that was because my body was discussed and dissected at great length in a very… — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
I know part of nostalgia is romanticising the past, but I love doing things in a slower way, and the glamour of bygone eras. — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
