Sleepless in Seattle
1993
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- Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim. Nora Ephron. Life, Inspiring, Encouraging.
- Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will find some way to break the rules and make a little trouble out there.
- When your children are teenagers, it's important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you. Nora Ephron. Dog, Children, Teenager.
- You can settle for reality, or you can go off, like a fool, and dream another dream. Nora Ephron. Dream, Reality, Fool.
- “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” ― Nora Ephron.
- “Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it's a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it's a way of making contact with someone else's imagination after a day that's all too real.”
- “What are you going to do? Everything, is my guess. It will be a little messy, but embrace the mess. It will be complicated, but rejoice in the complications.”
- “I love that you get cold when it's 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crinkle above your nose when you're looking at me like I'm nuts.
Jun 26, 2012 · Browse and share inspirational quotes by Nora Ephron, an American author and director known for her wit and humor. Find quotes on love, life, writing, aging, divorce, and more.
- On Aging
- On Change
- On “Getting Over It”
- On Dinner Parties
- On The Worst Thing in New York City
- On Divorce
- On Carrying A Purse
- On Parenting
- On Journalism
- On Screenwriting
"If I'm following a young person down the street and the young person passes a mirror, I see the fabulous way he or she turns toward it and kind of smiles and checks himself/herself out and they know what they're going to see. We don't know. There's a certain moment where you're just terrified about what you're going to see. So if you are forced to...
“We have a game we play when we’re waiting for tables in restaurants, where you have to write the five things that describe yourself on a piece of paper. When I was [in my twenties], I would have put: ambitious, Wellesley graduate, daughter, Democrat, single. Ten years later not one of those five things turned up on my list. I was: journalist, femi...
“I was just with someone complaining about his mother. He's 70 and his mother is dead. I sat there thinking, 'This is unbelievable.' He was complaining about things she did to him when he was a kid. There are also a lot of divorced people who five years later are still walking around angry when they should be grateful. They love being victims. You ...
“You should try to relax about having people over. I have friends who are nervous hostesses, and it just contaminates the entire mood of the evening. They are always rushing from the room to check things and have a wild look in their eyes when they return from the kitchen.” From "About Having People to Dinner," The Most of Nora Ephron
“Bicycle messengers. They scare me. Sometimes, when I am not worrying about other forms of death, I am certain that I am going to be run over by a bicycle messenger.” From an interview with the New York Times
“When [my sister and I] were growing up, we used to love to hear the story of how our parents met and fell in love and eloped one summer when they were both camp counselors. It was so much a part of our lives, a song sung again and again, and no matter what happened, no matter how awful things became between the two of them, we always knew that our...
“Here’s what happens with a purse. You start small. You start pledging yourself to neatness. You start vowing that This Time It Will Be Different. You start with the things you absolutely need—your wallet and a few cosmetics that you have actually put into a brand-new shiny cosmetics bag, the kind used by your friends who are competent enough to ma...
“When your children are teenagers, it’s important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you.” From "What I Wish I'd Known," The Most of Nora Ephron
“Now I know that there’s no such thing as the truth. That people are constantly misquoted. That news organizations are full of conspiracy (and that, in any case, ineptness is a kind of conspiracy). That emotional detachment and cynicism get you only so far. But for many years I was in love with journalism.” From her article "Journalism: A Love Stor...
“The moment you stop work on a script seems to be determined not by whether you think the draft is good but simply by whether shooting is about to begin: if it is, you get to call your script a final draft; and if it’s not, you can always write another revision. This might seem to be a hateful way to live, but the odd thing is that it’s somehow com...
- Meredith Danko
Jun 27, 2012 · A collection of witty and inspiring quotes by the late writer and filmmaker Nora Ephron, from her books, movies, and essays. Topics include love, marriage, divorce, aging, feminism, and more.
Jan 24, 2019 · Nora Ephron was a celebrated writer and director of romantic comedies and witty essays. Read her insights on love, life, and writing, from her books and films, such as When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle.
Oct 5, 2021 · When watching Nora Ephron's movies, fans can pick out the most compelling quotes as they often allow the character to explain their quest for happiness or how they see themselves and other people. Whether funny or emotional, these lines always stand out.
