Nora Ephron

In my sex fantasy, nobody ever loves me for my mind.

Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.

In matters of style, swim with the current;In matters of principle, stand like a rock.

Four women have helped me: mother, sister, mother-in-law and wife.

This is the time. This is the place. This is the vastness. Right here is paradise. Always. Always.

There is nothing so stable as change.

You are so much more than what people have done to you, and to let that define you, would be a tragedy.

I am from the planet of elegance.

We don’t see things as they are. We see things as we are.

You gotta do what you love and really believe in it because that is your truth.

Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.

The Argument from Intimidation is a confession of intellectual impotence.

All heiresses are beautiful.

Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.

The most closely organized groups and movements in the world are those which have been the least friendly to the people’s progress and liberty.

Writing is good, thinking is better. Cleverness is good, patience is better.

Thinking calls for facts; facts are found by digging; but he who has gathered this wealth is well equipped for life.