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" 'If The Weather Permits' was closer to my heart because it was a woman closer to my age, with a contemporary background like mine. I felt for that character. I've seen so many women like that - smart women who are a wreck when it comes to their emotional lives. "

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" I had a multicultural exposure; that's why I don't believe in a particular religion. I have respect for most because I grew up surrounded by so many. I don't judge people by that, and I feel extremely offended when people categorise based on race, religion, or gender. "

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" Scripts didn't exist during my time in Bollywood, or, at least, I was never given one. I don't want to act at all and am happy in my cave. "

" Chiki Sarkar edited 'Mrs Funnybones,' and she is a ruthless but kind editor to work with. The only lesson I learnt during this process was to say, 'Yes, Prime Minister,' and re-write. "

" I read science fiction every single day of my life. It's my primary love. "

" No one has ever told me that I act badly. It is just that most of the films I did didn't click. "

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" For all the oddballs and misfits out there, eventually, if you just follow your path, you will reach somewhere no one else has. You are uniquely meant to do something that only you can do. "

" I'm just a normal girl. People have these preconceived notions about what movie stars are about and how we've grown up. My mother is pretty regular and raised us just like anyone else. "

" The editor of a newspaper, who is an old friend, asked me to write a column. According to her, I cracked lame jokes all the time and read voraciously. "

" I don't need an alarm clock to wake up in the morning. Akshay snores so loudly that I'm usually awake the entire night! "

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" We grow up, and we need to confront a society to be fit in. "

" You won't believe it, but my grandfather named me. And the choices were between Sparkle, Sprinkle and Twinkle. So, thank God, they chose Twinkle. "

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" I have readers everywhere: from a radiologist who decides to compliment me on my writing while inserting a probe to check my ovaries to 80-year-olds who send me emails. And, of course, women my age everywhere. "

" I'm not really as cool and collected as 'Mrs. Funnybones', but she is the woman I want to be. "

" I don't take too many things too seriously. "

" I'm constantly working. I am constantly going to the next thing. "

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" My fashion cues come from my work, not the ramps of the world. I just keep working with so much colour, texture and structure, it rubs off! "

" My father was very fond of reading. It was something we did at our home. I don't think it fits the way people think Bollywood works, but that's who we are. "

" To me, a life that doesn't change things and touch people's lives is pretty meaningless. "

" I actually believe we are the superior gender. Why are we superior? Statistically, we outlive men by a good 10 years. No one should underestimate the power of nagging - it's on par with nuclear weapons. "

" Relish being an oddball: Well-behaved, well-adjusted people are hopeless storytellers and, honestly, terribly boring. "

" There are 146 countries above us where the men have longer lifespans, and the biggest blow is that even with four wives who don't fast for them, the Arab men outlive our good old Indian dudes. "

" I like crisp words like 'blimey', 'yikes', 'crap' which describe consternation, embarrassment, and sometimes wonderment without making me type so many alphabets. "

" It is only through reading that one can understand how people are smarter than you and what they have left behind for you. "

" A wise woman keeps her hands firmly in her pockets and does not accidentally unzip anything, including her mouth. "

" Aamir once went behind a rock to cry because his director didn't listen to what he was saying. "

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" Now that I look back, all the things that I was teased about, became game changers and my strengths. That's what we have to learn as mothers. We push our children so much to be perfect, but it's their imperfections that make them unique. "

" I start my day with a hot water and lemon routine. I meditate. And I take my problems lightly, like my mother always said: treat them like helium balloons and let them go. I devour a lot of books to feed my mind. "

" I have never had a facial in my life. I use a facewash, a sunblock, and then I am set, with some kohl pencil around my eyes. "

" My frankness has got me into a lot of trouble. I try to temper it down now. As you get older, you get wiser. "

" I'm a different person who's not my father or my mother. I want to be treated differently from them. I am myself, Twinkle Khanna. I am proud of being the daughter of such illustrious parents, but I would not like to be compared with them time and again. "