“What I like to write about is stuff I know. I don't think I could write a novel. I don't think I have it in me to come up with those kinds of characters.” ThinkingKnowsWritingKindCharacterStuffNovelCome Up Author:Carol Burnett
“I wish my mother had left me something about how she felt growing up. I wish my grandmother had done the same. I wanted my girls to know me.” KnowsDoneWantedMotherGirlLeftWishFeltGrowing UpGrowingMomGrandmotherKnow MeMy GrandmotherMy Girl Author:Carol Burnett
“But I don't begrudge anybody, because I know how hard it is to have that dream and to make it happen, whether or not it's just to put a roof over your head and food on the table.” KnowsHardDreamHappensKnow HowTablesRoofMake It HappenRoof Over Your Head Author:Carol Burnett
“Well, I don't know how astute I am, but I did want to be a journalist when I was growing up.” KnowsWantWellsKnow HowGrowing UpGrowingJournalistAstute Author:Carol Burnett
“My grandmother and I followed my mother here, to a house a block north of Hollywood Boulevard but a million miles away from Hollywood, if you know what I mean. We would hang out behind the ropes and look at the movie stars arriving at the premieres.” IfsKnowsLooksMeanMotherHouseStarsBehindsMillionsHollywoodMilesBlockGrandmotherHanging OutMy GrandmotherMovie StarRopeArrivingMiles AwayPremieresBoulevard Author:Carol Burnett
“You know, one wonderful thing that came out of my Enquirer experience is that, in my case, it was ruled tabloids are magazines. Which means they didn't have the protection that a newspaper has.” KnowsMeanCasesWonderfulProtectionNewspapersMagazinesWonderful ThingsTabloids Author:Carol Burnett
“You have to go through the falling down in order to learn to walk. It helps to know that you can survive it. That's an education in itself.” KnowsHelpingOrderFallWalksJourneyWalkingFalling In LoveWanderHikingFalling DownTrekkingStrollingSauntering Author:Carol Burnett
“If you want to know the feeling [of labor pain], just take your bottom lip and pull it over your head.” IfsKnowsWantFeelingsPainBirthLaborBottomLipsOver YouPregnancy Author:Carol Burnett
“I love the writing. I love the idea of typing and seeing it on the computer and printing it out myself and, you know, moving sentences around. I like that.” KnowsWritingIdeasMovingSeeingComputerSentencesPrintingTyping Author:Carol Burnett
