Author: Nora Ephron

Quotes

I just bring a black turtleneck sweater everywhere - it's the greatest purchase of my life. Period.

I just bring a black turtleneck sweater everywhere - it's the greatest purchase of my life. Period.

- Nora Ephron

I use those medical gloves that fit very tightly and are disposable for all chopping - peppers, onions, garlic, etc. Very Lady Macbeth, I think.

I use those medical gloves that fit very tightly and are disposable for all chopping - peppers, onions, garlic, etc. Very Lady Macbeth, I think.

- Nora Ephron

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

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

- Nora Ephron

I am the kind of person who really will drive hours for a bowl of chili. I'm not a three-star restaurant kind of a person; I'm just a food person.

I am the kind of person who really will drive hours for a bowl of chili. I'm not a three-star restaurant kind of a person; I'm just a food person.

- Nora Ephron

My mother wanted us to understand that the tragedies of your life one day have the potential to be comic stories the next.

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

Death is a sniper. It strikes people you love, people you like, people you know - it's everywhere. You could be next. But then you turn out not to be. But then again, you could be.

Death is a sniper. It strikes people you love, people you like, people you know - it's everywhere. You could be next. But then you turn out not to be. But then again, you could be.

- Nora Ephron

Beware of men who cry. It's true that men who cry are sensitive to and in touch with feelings, but the only feelings they tend to be sensitive to and in touch with are their own.

Beware of men who cry. It's true that men who cry are sensitive to and in touch with feelings, but the only feelings they tend to be sensitive to and in touch with are their own.

- Nora Ephron

Summer bachelors, like summer breezes, are never as cool as they pretend to be.

Summer bachelors, like summer breezes, are never as cool as they pretend to be.

- Nora Ephron

At the age of 55, you will get a saggy roll just above your waist, even if you are painfully thin.

At the age of 55, you will get a saggy roll just above your waist, even if you are painfully thin.

- Nora Ephron

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