Jen Lancaster Quotes
I'm the person who says every single thing she thinks, sometimes to others' amusement, and almost always to my detriment.
No matter how happy anyone is with their choices, I believe it's human nature to wonder about the path not taken.
In real life, I tend to yell at people a lot. Not because I'm bossy or mean, but because I'm frustrated.
As a reader, I notice political views regardless of whether or not the book is fiction. What annoys me is when said views do nothing to advance the narrative.
I don't mean to get all religious here, but I'm pretty sure key lime martinis (with a graham cracker & sugar rim) are proof that Jesus loves us.
For the record? I have never been her baby. In fact, I reject the notion of coming out of her body. I prefer to believe I was hatched, or perhaps purchased.
Owning a dog is slightly less expensive than being addicted to crack.
I've always been able to cook Italian food. That's in my blood because I'm half Sicilian.
I would rather receive a Pap smear from Captain Hook than venture out on New Year's Eve.
When did the cell phone become a license to be rude? And why must I be subjected to your personal conversations?
Maybe I've moved to the dark side, but it's clean and nice and we never run out of toilet paper.
Point? Maybe you aren't a Carrie or a Samantha or a Charlotte or a Miranda. Maybe you're just you.
I never sleep on the plane. I have to be awake and using my mind power to keep it in the air
Writing is something that I've always loved. That stems from my love of being a reader.
I'm very detail oriented. I think that's why people enjoy my memoirs - because I tend to remember everything.
I think people tend to be very myopic and they dont understand how their actions impact others.
Expressing political opinion can be a powerful way to establish a character's voice when writing fiction.
I'm such a fangirl when it comes to other writers. I read 250 books a year, and I'm always talking up books by other authors.
You can't all of a sudden go to sleep one night and wake up Martha Stewart. It's bit by bit by bit.
I can't believe anyone would voluntarily run 26 miles. Sometimes I sit on the couch cross-legged because I don't feel like walking to the bathroom.
This is terrific! What fun! Maybe tomorrow I can go to the prom with my brother. The day after, perhaps I can wear white pants and unexpectedly get my period.
No, it's not a 'corpse thing.' I feel I lack the emotional capacity to deal with those in mourning.
As I examine my life through this book, I can't help but wonder if my mother was right. Maybe I really was what I ate. And maybe if she'd let me eat a little more sugar, I'd have come out sweeter.
You know what it was like? It was like thinking I was heading to a surprise party and instead it was a surprise pap smear.
Despite my best efforts, I'm not quite perfect. Let's just say I'm like one of those Hopi blankets where they leave a tiny flaw so as to not affront the Lord.
I yearn to be a woman of more depth, but I'm not so fond of the path I'd need to follow to get there.
When it comes to matters of pro sports, politics or palate, disparate sides claim their party, team and cola to be superior.
You know what? We need a recession in this country, because that would finaly weed out al the subnormal, underdeveloped, stupefied, puerile people in this workforce.
