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Motherhood changes everything.
I get very attached to places.
A good mother is irreplaceable.
I even love the smell of books.
I love rhinestones, faux jewelry.
I can't take just one book with me anywhere.
A practical girl never pines; she takes action.
I'm directing and writing the 'Big Stone Gap' movie.
I live in the greatest city in the world for research.
Women move through the world never knowing their power.
I don't like any art form barraged in violence or hurt.
I'm always fascinated by why a person becomes a writer.
It's the secret to happiness, you know. Only take what you need.
Beware the things of this world that can mean everything or nothing.
You don't get everything you want. That doesn't exist in this realm.
If only men came made to order. It's so hard to find a decent fellow.
Moments are history. If you have enough of them, they become a story.
I look at my roommates who are so proud of me that it makes me proud.
Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows.
Our faces will become works of art that our grandchildren will treasure.
If a man walks in beauty, he will create, and when he creates, he prospers.
Book clubs are the best thing that has happened to the world of publishing.
When people are filled to the brim with love, they are their most beautiful.
Writing comedy is the greatest spiritual gift you can give to anybody anytime.
I like it when my mother smiles. And I especially like it when I make her smile.
When I was young, I was stupid, and I thought maybe I would write the fancy stuff.
Love has a funny way of showing up when you aren't looking for it and didn't plan on it.
Sometimes we get our hearts broken, only to have the right person come along to mend them.
When a girl is beautiful, she gets to pick - she never has to wait for someone to choose her.
I have to work hard. I'm not naturally great at anything. I have to work really, really hard.
I never knew anybody who didn't want to have a great love in their lives and to make a family.
I have a new book coming out, so I do movie, book, movie, book, movie, book, every place we go.
If there is one thing I hope my books do always and forever, its that they honor working people.
If there is one thing I hope my books do always and forever, it's that they honor working people.
I don't use a crap camera, I don't eat junk, and I'm not going to a dance where the boys are bores
There's nothing an artist needs more - even more than excellent tools and stamina - than a deadline.
This is one of those times when explaining a feeling cannot measure up to actually having the feeling
I am in total silence when I write - I don't even like the sound of the dryer going - I like the quiet.
I'm writing novels because I found something I love because I tried it. Don't be afraid to shake it up.
Everything I've done in my life has been dictated by the fact that I like to be home at night and in bed.
Two different things. Work is survival, and love sustains you. You have work anytime. But love? Not always.
All you needed is what every girl needs, a good friend. Someone to talk to, to share with, to run things by.
Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at.
The only urgent thing in life is the pursuit of love. You get that one right, and you've solved the mystery.
I fell in love with reading when I was allowed to choose whatever books I wanted to check out of the library.
But what Mom never told me is that along the way, you find sisters, and they find you. Girls are cool that way.
I understand how a first impression is often just that: a quick snapshot that, on its own merit, is meaningless.
I loved to read, still do, and it seemed that the writing was a result of the love of books and reading and libraries.
I'm very organized - and the best thing - when you love your work, you don't mind putting in 15 hour days. It's joyful.
Koverman is one of my favorite Hollywood characters because she was the brains of MGM, and not many people know about her.