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“I suspect that marriage is like parenthood: every last one of us is an amateur at it.”

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Anne Tyler is a renowned American contemporary novelist, born on October 25, 1941. Her works are known for their delicate psychological portrayals and unique narrative style, and she has won numerous American literary awards. more

“The one thing I would like to get across about my whole feeling regarding high school is how I was when I was fifteen. Gawky. Always a hem hanging down, or strap loose, or a pimple on my chin. I never knew what to do with my hair. I was a mess. And I still carry that fifteen-year-old girl around now. A piece of me still believes I'm the girl nobody dances with.”

Years Believe Stills Whole Feelings School Girl Pieces One Thing Hair High School Mess Fifteen Adolescence Chins Fifteen Years Hem Pimples Fifteen Years Old

Author:Nora Ephron

“Let's face it: part of being a grownup is that every day you have to choose between going out at night or staying home, and it is one of life's unhappy truths that there is not enough time to do both.”

Enough Home Faces Night Unhappy Staying Adulthood Going Out Enough Time Grownups Not Enough Time

Book:Nora Ephron Collected

Source: Nora Ephron Collected

“I don't know why so much nonsense about age is written - although I can certainly understand that no one really wants to read anything that says aging sucks.”

Knows Want I Can Age Written Aging Nonsense

Author:Nora Ephron

“in a socialist country you can get rich by providing necessities, while in a capitalist country you can get rich by providing luxuries.”

Country Rich Capitalism Socialism Luxury Capitalist Providing Socialist Get Rich Socialist Countries

Book:Heartburn

Source: Heartburn

“American society has a remarkable ability to resist change, or to take whatever change has taken place and attempt to make it go away.”

Change Ability United States Taken Remarkable Going Away American Society

Author:Nora Ephron

“people in New Orleans really care about food, care about it passionately, can spend hours arguing over whether Antoine's is better than Galatoire's or the other way around ... in New Orleans, there is basically nothing to do but eat and then argue about it.”

People Way Care Hours Cities Arguing New Orleans

Book:Crazy Salad and Scribble Scribble: Some Things About Women and Notes on Media

Source: Crazy Salad and Scribble Scribble: Some Things About Women and Notes on Media

“What I love about cooking is that after a hard day, there is something comforting about the fact that if you melt butter and add flour and then hot stock, it will get thick!”

Ifs Hard Facts Hot Cooking Add Thick Comforting Flour Crosswords Hard Days Culinary Love

Book:Heartburn

Source: Heartburn

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