My mother wanted us to understand that the tragedies of your life one day have the potential to be comic stories the next. – Nora Ephron
Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people who are willing to admit that they are crazy. – Nora Ephron
Summer bachelors, like summer breezes, are never as cool as they pretend to be. – Nora Ephron
I try to write parts for women that are as complicated and interesting as women actually are. – Nora Ephron
If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. – E.B. White, quoted in Israel Shenker, “E.B. White: Notes and Comment by Author,”