читать дальше1. Never panic. Stop, breathe, think. - особенно мне.... особенно подумать!
2. No one is thinking about you. They're thinking about themselves, just like you. - ну... да, я эгоистка... но ведь есть мама и друзья...
3. Never change haircut or color before an important event. - да!!!
4. Nothing is either as bad or good as it seems. - ну.... не совсем согласна....
5. Do as you would be done by, e.g. thou shalt not kill. - естественно - "поступай с другими так, как хочешь, чтобы они поступали с тобой"
6. It is better to buy one expensive thing that you really like than several cheap ones that you only quite like. - )))))))))))))
7. Hardly anything matters: if you get upset, ask yourself, "Does it really matter?" - однозгачно да!!! что важно - здоровье и счастье близких. все.
8. The key to success lies in how you pick yourself up from failure. - да. вернутся после неудачи - это первый скачок к успеху...
9. Be honest and kind. - да. да! ДА. ДА!
10. Only buy clothes that make you feel like doing a small dance. ))))
11. Trust your instincts, not your overactive imagination. - а мозг модна подключить?)
12. When overwhelmed by disaster, check if it's really a disaster by doing the following: (a) think, "Oh, fuck it," (b) look on the bright side, and if that doesn't work, look on the funny side. If neither of the above works then maybe it is a disaster so turn to items 1 and 4. а это идея....
13. Don't expect the world to be safe or life to be fair. - по факту, но и быть параноиком всюду видящим страх и опасность - тоже не варииант...
— Helen Fielding (Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination)