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Cynthia Heimel was an American writer born on July 13, 1947, and passed away on February 25, 2018. Known for her unique sense of humor and feminist perspective, her work spanned various forms including novels, essays, and memoirs.

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Famous Cynthia Heimel Quotes

“The moment you decide that you're a grownup now, and therefore must put away foolish things like staying out all night or cruising down strange highways is the moment you will lose that ineffable glow of youth. If you don't believe me, look around. Study those people who would rather go to shopping malls than dance halls, who think the height of depravity is bidding two no trump with only fifteen points. Every single one of these people has a stringy neck.”

“Your whole being is involved in taking care of someone else, worrying about what they think of you, how they treat you, how you can make them treat you better. Right now everyone in the world seems to think that they are codependent and that they come from dysfunctional families. They call it codependency. I call it the human condition.”

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Book:If You Can't Live Without Me, Why Aren't You Dead Yet?!

Source: If You Can't Live Without Me, Why Aren't You Dead Yet?!

“You know what we can be like: see a guy and think he's cute one minute, the next minute our brains have us married with kids, the following minute we see him having an extramarital affair. By the time someone says, 'I'd like you to meet Cecil,' we shout, 'You're late again with the child support!'”

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“One does not have to sleep with, or even touch, someone who has paid for your meal. All those obligations are hereby rendered null and void, and any man who doesn't think so needs a quick jab in the kidney.”

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Book:Sex Tips For Girls: Lust, Love, and Romance from the Lives of Single Women

Source: Sex Tips For Girls: Lust, Love, and Romance from the Lives of Single Women

“The media know exactly what they're doing, focusing our attention on Arsenio's hairdo. We need to keep our brains brimming with rubbish. If we didn't, we might think about things.”

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Book:If You Can't Live Without Me, Why Aren't You Dead Yet?!

Source: If You Can't Live Without Me, Why Aren't You Dead Yet?!

About the Author

Born: July 13, 1947
Died: February 25, 2018
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 62

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Get Your Tongue Out of My Mouth, I'm Kissing You Good-byeRelated source material

If You Can't Live Without Me, Why Aren't You Dead Yet?!Related source material

Sex Tips For Girls: Lust, Love, and Romance from the Lives of Single WomenRelated source material

But Enough about YouRelated source material

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