Author: Jennifer Weiner

Quotes

My feeling about my own work is, I could be writing 'The Aeneid' and they would still have to call it chick lit or mommy lit or menopausal old hag lit.

My feeling about my own work is, I could be writing 'The Aeneid' and they would still have to call it chick lit or mommy lit or menopausal old hag lit.

- Jennifer Weiner

I wrote my first books when I was single and then I got married and then had a kid and there were different things happening in my life.

I wrote my first books when I was single and then I got married and then had a kid and there were different things happening in my life.

- Jennifer Weiner

Right now women are using surrogates because they can't be pregnant. What worries me is the possibility that soon they'll use surrogates because they don't want to be pregnant.

Right now women are using surrogates because they can't be pregnant. What worries me is the possibility that soon they'll use surrogates because they don't want to be pregnant.

- Jennifer Weiner

I'm not cut out to be a famous person; I can't do my hair and makeup well enough.

I'm not cut out to be a famous person; I can't do my hair and makeup well enough.

- Jennifer Weiner

Whenever people with money have power over people with less money, you have the potential for exploitation.

Whenever people with money have power over people with less money, you have the potential for exploitation.

- Jennifer Weiner

Every mother I've ever met, pretty much without exception, is doing the best job she can ever do.

Every mother I've ever met, pretty much without exception, is doing the best job she can ever do.

- Jennifer Weiner

I've always been interested in the economics of reproduction, who gets what they want when it comes to childbearing and how these days, money is a tremendous advantage.

I've always been interested in the economics of reproduction, who gets what they want when it comes to childbearing and how these days, money is a tremendous advantage.

- Jennifer Weiner

I'm not in charge of my life.

I'm not in charge of my life.

- Jennifer Weiner

If you write thrillers or mysteries or horror fiction or quote-unquote speculative fiction, men might read you, and the 'Times' might notice you.

If you write thrillers or mysteries or horror fiction or quote-unquote speculative fiction, men might read you, and the 'Times' might notice you.

- Jennifer Weiner

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