Quote by Sloane Crosley
Some of the writers I admire who seem very, very funny and very em

Some of the writers I admire who seem very, very funny and very emotional to me can develop a closeness with the reader without giving too much of themselves away. Lorrie Moore comes to mind, as does David Sedaris. When they write, the reader thinks that theyre being trusted as a friend. – Sloane Crosley

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The year most of my high school friends and I got our drivers permits, the coolest thing one could do was stand outside after school and twirl ones car keys like a lifeguard whistle. That jingling sound meant freedom and power. – Sloane Crosley

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car
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You cant possibly fathom the ins and outs of a prepubescent beauty treatment until youve felt the strange but exhilarating tingle of a cottage-cheese-and-Pop-Rocks facial. – Sloane Crosley

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Beauty
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My grandmother was a kind of Scarsdale, New York, society woman, best known in her day as the author of the 1959 book Growing Your Own Way: An Informal Guide for Teen-Agers – this despite being a person whose parenting style made Joan Crawfords wire hangers look like pool noodles. – Sloane Crosley

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parenting
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A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, Im afraid of widths. – Steven Wright

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funny

I was going through a little bit of turbulence in my career. And so, its funny how turbulence itself will make you hold onto something for security. And so the only thing I knew is trust in the Lord and lean not unto your own heart, in all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy path. – Emmitt Smith

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funny

What other people call dark and despairing, I call funny. – David Sedaris

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funny

I had an idea of what I thought was funny. Its kind of based on how I am. – Jennifer Aniston

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funny

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She was not quite what you would call refined. She was not quite what you would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot. – Mark Twain

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Millions of Americans find community, comfort and support in their faith. – Sheila Jackson Lee

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I had a very happy childhood, but I wasnt that happy a child. I liked being alone and creating characters and voices. I think thats when your creativity is developed, when youre young. I liked the world of the imagination because it was an easy place to go to. – David Walliams

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